Re: Suspension - Heads up for all you who have never touched it.
 

i think any one above 10 stone shoud just wind the adjuster to the max, the stock stuf is so soft its almost un true

Re: Suspension - Heads up for all you who have never touched it.
 

I've adjusted the rear on my K6 to 6/7, but haven't touched the front. Might have to give it a go.

Re: Suspension - Heads up for all you who have never touched it.
 

i thought SVs only had preload adjustment?

Re: Suspension - Heads up for all you who have never touched it.
 

They do.

Re: Suspension - Heads up for all you who have never touched it.
 

I used a guide to set my preload, I'm 10.5 stone and had to turn it up to max on the front.

Re: Suspension - Heads up for all you who have never touched it.
 

So how does preload make the front firmer?

Re: Suspension - Heads up for all you who have never touched it.
 

Only in the head.

We know adding pre load is not going to change the spring rate or damping characteristics.

Re: Suspension - Heads up for all you who have never touched it.
 

It doesn't, just change where you are in stroke for a particular situation.

On stock forks you generally have choice of "bottomed out" and "nearly bottomed out"