Rear suspension

I about 75% of that weight, so I guess I could just do 75% of these adjustments
 
should be broken in by now
when you make your adjustments remember the front is just as important as the back . should be able to get them firm but without the jarring over bumps
 
bloodnut said:
should be broken in by now
when you make your adjustments remember the front is just as important as the back . should be able to get them firm but without the jarring over bumps
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I tried messing with it a while back, suggestions taken from here. All were worse, so went back to factory setup. But it does like to bounce me off the seat occasionally.
 
smordue1 said:
I about 75% of that weight, so I guess I could just do 75% of these adjustments
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@75kg load, the preload will need to be lower (softer) for sure to get the right ride height with you sat on it (compared to the setting for a 100kg load) and the full range of upy-downy when going over bumps. If you are bottoming or topping out on the suspension it really won't matter what the compression and rebound are set to.

There a load of really good youtubes on how to adjust preload as the very first step and making sure that your rider sag is correct to allow the full range of movement

I found this useful as start to my understanding:
There are a tonne more though that are more about sports bikes or tourers, but the one above had loads of examples I related to.

Rider sag howto: How-To: Setting Suspension Sag | Touratech-USA

The master (Dave Moss) at work:
 
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JPHDT said:
I did:
Preload, Compression, Rebound fully opens anti-clockwise.
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I suffer a lot with BOUNCING around and hurting lower back and stomach in NYC roads...
I really appreciate if you explained how to preload, compress and rebound my 2020 R3 GT.
I am 192LBS and I am planning a long trip (3k miles) in April and will need to re-tune the rear suspension...a must.

Thanks a lot,
Cheers
Luiz
 
Went on a ride last week, with a few harsh bumps that fully bottomed out front forks with a loud bang, twice... factory settings and was not going fast
 
hang in making video
 
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