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mucker

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PostSubject: set up advice   set up advice EmptyFri May 27, 2011 10:02 pm

bought my bike used
i lowered the seat and the stock adjustment/ including forks.
i'm a noob
seems fine or close for off road...but the road seems harsh and stiff.
for my first tweak, should i decrease compression dampening , for the road...and switch back and forth
...or what?
..ya, i know tire pressure...



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SheWolf
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PostSubject: Re: set up advice   set up advice EmptyFri May 27, 2011 10:59 pm

I softened both the front and the rear, along with the sag. It actually felt fairly decent doing that. The thing is what my settings I ran might not work for you due to possible weight difference. I also ran lower tire pressure on the pavement too; 22 up front and 18 on the rear.

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mucker

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PostSubject: Re: set up advice   set up advice EmptyFri May 27, 2011 11:09 pm

i measured my sag at about 2 3/4"...but did it wrong?...should have unloaded it completely, i guess.
I measured free standing height to , my ass on it, height.
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PostSubject: Re: set up advice   set up advice EmptyFri May 27, 2011 11:58 pm

SheWolf wrote:
I softened both the front and the rear, along with the sag. It actually felt fairly decent doing that. The thing is what my settings I ran might not work for you due to possible weight difference. I also ran lower tire pressure on the pavement too; 22 up front and 18 on the rear.

i love a soft front and rear, and hell a little sag makes speed bagging easier. set up advice Rimshot
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SheWolf
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PostSubject: Re: set up advice   set up advice EmptySat May 28, 2011 12:30 am

Oh man what have I created... GAHHHH Very happy My sag is three threads from the top, and it's nice and plush. I didn't measure it, I just started cranking until it felt nice and responded the way I wanted it to. The bike isn't really set up for lighter riders, which is why the shorter springset and rebuild did wonders. thumb

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mucker

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PostSubject: Re: set up advice   set up advice EmptySun May 29, 2011 12:11 am

today...i softened the front 2 clicks...found out the rear compression was backed off all the way to begin with...
pumped the 606's to, front to 22 and the back to 18.
a lil less grip off road, but predictable. A lil softer in the whoops, but controllable...I don't jump yet...heh.
Much better on road...tho still gets a bit squirrely at hwy speed...tho, again, predictable/controllable
Tire pressure seems like the most difference to me.
Next time i'll log exactly where my clicks are...was surprised to see the rear maxed out...specially since i was gonna try backin it off...guess i ride like a wimp..but with attitude...heh
Double checked my sag...3.5"...bled my forks, tho nothin to bleed.
I weigh bout 180, not incl. gear...and don't have allotta gear yet, tho, workin on it
Anywho, lookin forward to my next trial...

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PostSubject: Re: set up advice   set up advice EmptySun Jun 12, 2011 5:22 pm

Had a decent ride yesterday.
1 1/2 hrs or more at 110 kms/hr , to get there. Mostly rocky dbl track, with huge, rocky puddles in the low spots...alotta big, basketball, round rocks everywhere. Open, but a lil slow. Only dropped it once, which is great for me. Different from what Im used to.!st and 2nd.
Before we hit the trail, I stiffened the front and back 2 clicks....front back to the same , with the back up 2 clicks, for what Im used to.
Worked well on the trail...faster I went, more I attacked it, the better it rode. A good day for me.
...then I took my buddy's '10 stocker for a blast. That thing worked good...tracked way straighter than mine. Even with trailwings, I could go way faster on his, with confidence, than mine. He reciprocated after taking mine for a bit.
At speed, mine gets a little twtchy feeling, where his just kept getting faster.
After a night of drinkin, I headed back the 1.5 hr trip. Bike seemed to track better than ever at 110 km/hr . Only change was a couple clicks stiffer, like stated. Seemed way better than day before, at same setting. Not sure why the ride back felt better...maybe psychological.
Anywho.
I now wonder how much the stock lowering trick, affected handling...?
I need to log exactly where my clicks are now, just to confirm for myself.
Makes me want to undo what i've done, just to see if it it improves...to what I know it could be. I've never rode stock settings.
Nothing seems to be broken or out...except for a slightly bent, back, spoke.
I've been unpleased with my tires...and wonder if it has nothing to do with them...
Anywho, compared to my buddy's '10, mine is a twitchy , nervous, wreck...and all along I thought it was me...lol
Any comments plz...

When at hwy speed, every single gust of wind seems to resonate through the bike...like a controllable speed wobble, almost constently. Same goes at speed on the trail, just more obvious on hwy. thought it was me getting used to things...now I'm not so sure.




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