Adjusting the suspension on my RGV?

[Chancebmx25]

Hey all,

Before anything i have being researching my arse off in regard to this topic, its a mission, ive got the manual read it. read everything. rgv.co.uk, everything ive come across.

Now the title does say it all.

How to i adjust the suspension on my rgv, the rear suspension to be exact. the front suspension is sweet. just turn them lil bolts at the top to adjust the rebound/stiffness. But with the back ive played around with the resevoir clockwise and it should stiffen (supposibly) nothing happens, the bottom adjuster has a lil dial with numbers 1-4. It was on 1 have now set to 4 its stiffer but still soft. I want to raise my rear end.as im quiet tall and would rather my legs more forward then hanging out/back.

hope someone knows what i mean. I have a rough idea i just dont wanna muck anything up.

So your help would be much appreciated.

Cheers guys.

Ask me something to reassure if you didnt get what i meant.

need it to be done asap so i can actually ride properly. instead of bouncing around.

[imdying]

It'll be rooted, get your credit card out.

[Chancebmx25]

It'll be rooted, get your credit card out.

Are u sure because the suspension is known to be soft in general, the vj21 wasnt equipped with upside dwn forks and mean rear suspension. Wen it leAks then get te credit card out. By soft i dnt mean like hydraulics i js would like to know if i can get it rock hard

[White trash]

Are u sure because the suspension is known to be soft in general, the vj21 wasnt equipped with upside dwn forks and mean rear suspension. Wen it leAks then get te credit card out. By soft i dnt mean like hydraulics i js would like to know if i can get it rock hard

Why the hell would anyone want rock hard suspension? That's not how it works.

[onearmedbandit]

Are u sure because the suspension is known to be soft in general, the vj21 wasnt equipped with upside dwn forks and mean rear suspension. Wen it leAks then get te credit card out. By soft i dnt mean like hydraulics i js would like to know if i can get it rock hard

Amongst others imdying has the exact same bike...

[imdying]

Mine is a VJ22, but basically the same.

You don't want rock hard suspension.

It's a JDM bike with old springs.

OEM rear shocks have a reasonably short life. A new one is between $700 and $1500. That will sort the rear valving, the wear in the body, the fucked pistons and seals, and the worn spring.

Revalving and springing the forks will run you about $500.

Like every other JDM 250, it's an old piece of shite that was never supposed to go for this long, was made for tiny teenage Japs, been neglected, been worked on by monkeys. Get your credit card out.

[Str8 Jacket]

Stop eating. Problem solved, eventually.

[onearmedbandit]

My bad, for some reason I thought it was a 21. Close though, only 1 number out...

[imdying]

Stop eating. Problem solved, eventually.One way or the other :laugh:


I've got a hankering for a 21... very simple bike, bit like a giant mini moto.

[F5 Dave]

yeah but going to other way a mate has a 23 in his kitchen & that is pretty trick. Well apart from the broken rod. I was never sure of the tailpiece on the 23, but he has it resting on the RZ500 hybrid (in his lounge of course, no room in the spare bedroom for Rotax 250 GP bike kitset) & it looks pretty horn.

Sorry where were we? oh yeah, credit cards. You could just try adjusting those little dial things on the suspension, it is fully adjustable, so maybe you can adjust it from knackered to good:innocent:.

[Chancebmx25]

Everyones gettn the wrng perspective of this topic, sorry i js wanted it with less rebound which i have got sussed i had to adjust the length of my spring to suit my front end and set the rebounds, suspension is sweet. Wasnt a major i js wanted it o suit my needs. Cheers, i didny knw hw to adjust it thats all. I made it sound complicated, apologies

[Str8 Jacket]

Everyones gettn the wrng perspective of this topic, sorry i js wanted it with less rebound which i have got sussed i had to adjust the length of my spring to suit my front end and set the rebounds, suspension is sweet. Wasnt a major i js wanted it o suit my needs. Cheers, i didny knw hw to adjust it thats all. I made it sound complicated, apologies

Wow, sounds really complicated. Any chance you could translate that into English?

[Chancebmx25]

Wow, sounds really complicated. Any chance you could translate that into English?

uncomfortable riding now successfully tuned into comfortable riding.

[eelracing]

Hey all,

How to i adjust the suspension on my rgv, the rear suspension to be exact. the front suspension is sweet. just turn them lil bolts at the top to adjust the rebound/stiffness. But with the back ive played around with the resevoir clockwise and it should stiffen (supposibly) nothing happens, the bottom adjuster has a lil dial with numbers 1-4. It was on 1 have now set to 4 its stiffer but still soft.

VJ 21 & 22 models standard forks both RWU & upside down forks are only adjustable for preload. ie,those little bolts at the top are preload (ride height)adjusters only.No other adjustment is possible unless as has been stated you get your credit card out.

VJ 21's never came out with the remote reservior as far as I know so someone must of retro fitted one from a 22 to your bike previously.But as has been stated they are well poked by now.

[gammaguy]

wheres robert taylor when you want him?

I could start a lesson on ride height,spring rates,rebound damping bla bla bla

but i cant be arsed

robeeeeert??