Suspension set up

**James Deuce** · 24th April 2006, 18:47

I used the Japanese setup with a 60kg rider.

**wendigo** · 24th April 2006, 19:05

Second everything F5 Dave says & add my 2c, which is change the front fork oil asap (unless its already been done). I find that the fork oil is pretty much stuffed after a few thousand k (I try and change mine every 10,000 or so) and there is a really noticable difference between old and new oil, even in that short distance. Hence trying to get a good front end set up on rooted oil is a bit of a wasted effort.

**SixPackBack** · 24th April 2006, 19:09

http://www.sportrider.com/tech/suspension/

This is a good site.

**F5 Dave** · 26th April 2006, 09:53

Yeah good point, changing fork oil is one of the first things I do with a new (in my case always 2nd hand) bike & typically I find the oil is well munted & likely never changed before. The sludge that builds up is astonishing.
The more modern the forks, the more important as any valving will be quickly blocked or jammed.

One part I didn’t elaborate on is; when I said too little compression will make the bike feel ‘unsettled’ -by that I mean when flicking from left to right. Too much is a bad thing though. Just enough to give you a stable platform to work with.

**emaN** · 26th April 2006, 11:16

PB set up (with Kar Lee as a rider, who don't look too porky, not that i habitually check out other men...)

ROAD SETTINGS
Rear
Preload - position 4
Rebound - 1 1/4 turns out from fully in
Compression - 5 clicks out from fully in

Front
Preload - 2 lines showing
Rebound - 2 turns out from fully in
Compression - 1 1/2 turns out from fully in

Tyres - front 34psi, rear 39psi

TRACK SETTINGS
Same as above, but tyres at - front 31psi, rear 30psi

Hope it helps!

**Jase W** · 26th April 2006, 13:28

Im in the same boat as you Velox, I need to play with the settings but have little idea what im doing. Prolly the first thing you need is new tyres though hehe...

**Velox** · 26th April 2006, 22:24

Thanks heaps fellas!!! I'll make sure I get it sorted before Taupo.

Liftback - "new" tyres tomorrow - yay! Had to - there was too much white showing through.

**Jase W** · 26th April 2006, 23:40

I was told today that I needed a new tyre about a month ago, but theres plenty of tread on the sides! ill just have to corner more than riding straight, oh man...

**Stevo** · 27th April 2006, 00:24

36psi in the front tyre
42psi in the rear
And std settings are the ideal place to start.
Typically Honda's sportbike settings are for a 70kg rider so you may want it a little softer but very little.

**Sparky Bills** · 27th April 2006, 08:53

Bring it to me, and your friendly Motomart parts man will show you a few things

Then once you get to the track day, you will have a little idea of what you would need to do.

**Velox** · 27th April 2006, 23:46

Originally Posted by Sparky Bills

Bring it to me, and your friendly Motomart parts man will show you a few things

Then once you get to the track day, you will have a little idea of what you would need to do.

Sounds good - one Sat morn maybe.

Does the friendly Motomart parts man also have some Pirelli Sport Demons in stock at the mo? I should get the Jade re-shod within the next month (when I've got $). Poor lil bub.