Help a noob setup his Suspension...
09-13-2008, 07:01 AM
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Help a noob setup his Suspension...
I have had my Hawk for a month now and I am pretty used to riding it... As my confidence level on the bike has come up I am riding a bit harder..
Don't kill me, but I made the switch over from...*gasp* the Harley side. So riding laying down is new to me.
I don't really know much at all other than what I searched on the site about pre-loads and settings. Most say just change out stock parts.
I really don't have the cash flow to upgrade right now, but I would like to at least have what I run (stock 98) setup properly.
What procedure can I do to get a good street riding setting for my 6ft 195lb frame.. I have no clue where to set all the dampners or the hight of the rear shock.
THanks!
-Dave
Don't kill me, but I made the switch over from...*gasp* the Harley side. So riding laying down is new to me.
I don't really know much at all other than what I searched on the site about pre-loads and settings. Most say just change out stock parts.
I really don't have the cash flow to upgrade right now, but I would like to at least have what I run (stock 98) setup properly.
What procedure can I do to get a good street riding setting for my 6ft 195lb frame.. I have no clue where to set all the dampners or the hight of the rear shock.
THanks!
-Dave
09-13-2008, 07:07 AM
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Try to adjust your SAG, put a tie wrap on the fork and sit on the bike with your normal riding gear without pushing it any lower than where it naturally stops, it will slide down and mark your riding SAG, put it on the stand and pull the bike until the forks are all out, measure the distance between the tie wrap and the fork seal.
Try to adjust your SAG, put a tie wrap on the fork and sit on the bike with your normal riding gear without pushing it any lower than where it naturally stops, it will slide down and mark your riding SAG, put it on the stand and pull the bike until the forks are all out, measure the distance between the tie wrap and the fork seal.
09-13-2008, 07:12 AM
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Weather you are going to swap parts or not... It would probably be a wise move to swap out the fork oil as I'm pretty sure nobody bothered to do that before... And 10 year old fork oil doesn't age with the same grace as a good whiskey might...
It seems that it's one of the parts that PO's usually forget... Dunno why... To me it's kind of in the same league as the engine oil...
It seems that it's one of the parts that PO's usually forget... Dunno why... To me it's kind of in the same league as the engine oil...
09-13-2008, 07:33 AM
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Weather you are going to swap parts or not... It would probably be a wise move to swap out the fork oil as I'm pretty sure nobody bothered to do that before... And 10 year old fork oil doesn't age with the same grace as a good whiskey might...
It seems that it's one of the parts that PO's usually forget... Dunno why... To me it's kind of in the same league as the engine oil...
It seems that it's one of the parts that PO's usually forget... Dunno why... To me it's kind of in the same league as the engine oil...
09-13-2008, 07:36 AM
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Try to adjust your SAG, put a tie wrap on the fork and sit on the bike with your normal riding gear without pushing it any lower than where it naturally stops, it will slide down and mark your riding SAG, put it on the stand and pull the bike until the forks are all out, measure the distance between the tie wrap and the fork seal.
Try to adjust your SAG, put a tie wrap on the fork and sit on the bike with your normal riding gear without pushing it any lower than where it naturally stops, it will slide down and mark your riding SAG, put it on the stand and pull the bike until the forks are all out, measure the distance between the tie wrap and the fork seal.
09-13-2008, 07:40 AM
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That amount is your SAG numbers... ie how much your forks compress with you on...
Ideally it should be in the 30 - 35 mm range or so infront... Altough that's hard to achive with stock forks...
Also look here http://home.nycap.rr.com/ghlbo/index.html and you will find tips on how to set it up to suit you...
Ideally it should be in the 30 - 35 mm range or so infront... Altough that's hard to achive with stock forks...
Also look here http://home.nycap.rr.com/ghlbo/index.html and you will find tips on how to set it up to suit you...
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