static and rider sag ?

[barwel1992]

ok so i have 20mm sag at the front and 15mm at the rear

what i have just read is that static sag should be about 7-10mm front and rear and then 25mm rider sag front and rear, with the rider in full gear

so can some on in the know point me in the right direction

[Holdup]

http://www.gostar-racing.com/club/motorcycle_suspension_set-up.htm

Have a read through that, i found it rather useful

[barwel1992]

cheers for that, got it about spot on for the static sag but will have a butchers at rider sag when the GF gets hear

[Davies 52]

Hi mate,send yorkie chris a pm mate,he will talk you through it.good as gold he is.

Lee D




cheers for that, got it about spot on for the static sag but will have a butchers at rider sag when the GF gets hear

[yorkie_chris]

ok so i have 20mm sag at the front and 15mm at the rear

what i have just read is that static sag should be about 7-10mm front and rear and then 25mm rider sag front and rear, with the rider in full gear

so can some on in the know point me in the right direction

20mm front static is fine.

15mm rear bit too much, spring is slightly soft on that shock you have IIRC, try 10mm.

Measuring total on front is hard to do accurately because of stiction. Ok to on rear though, aim for 35, but you will not be able to get this.

don't know about me being in the know though... been in the sh** a few times?

[barwel1992]

ok well down to bout 10-8mm on the rear static with 30 rider sag but with no kit, and 23mm static up front and as close to 35mm rider sag with no gear

[yorkie_chris]

You in the ballpark then, which is all sag is. Once you're in the ballpark it's a fine tuning over ride height.

[boot]

http://www.gostar-racing.com/club/motorcycle_suspension_set-up.htm

Have a read through that, i found it rather useful

By the time I read this thread last night, reading that article was beyond what I could cope with. Have just read it over lunch. My curvy is standard, so if I understand correctly there's little I can easily adjust - rear pre-load, front damping (fork oil change?) and with money front compression (spring change?), but before reading that article I didn't actually know (other than a reasonable guess) what these terms were, and how one affects the other, and how all affect handling.

Whether or not the facts are to be treated gospel (don't believe everything you read on tv, et al.) it's a good read, has opened my eyes to perhaps moving my knowledge and skills on a bit when I get back on, and even has me pondering on after market shocks and a gixxer front ends. :rolleyes:

[barwel1992]

and even has me pondering on after market shocks and a gixxer front ends. :rolleyes:

haha good lad :D

i found with that article that fiddling with the stuf at the same time helped understand what it was on about, but of cause if you don't have it to mess around with in the first place it could be confusing

[yorkie_chris]

and with money front compression (spring change?),

Compression is damping, caused by oil flow. Spring rate is different :)

The oil weight in the front mostly affects rebound speed. The stock forks will be mushy in compression whatever you do.

[boot]

Compression is damping, caused by oil flow. Spring rate is different :)

The oil weight in the front mostly affects rebound speed. The stock forks will be mushy in compression whatever you do.

A cue to re-read if ever there was. :)

[timwilky]

Think it this way, the spring rate will decide how far the suspension moves. the damping will control how quick it moves.