Suspension Setup

[Shrek]

When it says “3/4 turn out from fully seated positionâ€￾ and the adjuster just spins and doesn’t thread in or out (adjuster sits flush weather fully clockwise or anticlockwise)

Is the fully seated position fully soft or fully hard?

[al]

Which adjuster are you screwing around with??

Regardless of which one it is though there should be a limit to how far you can turn it. If it just spins then something aint connected properly

[Shrek]

It doesn’t just keep spinning! I mean it doesn’t thread in and out like the rest do. Rear compression btw

[al]

It doesn’t just keep spinning! I mean it doesn’t thread in and out like the rest do. Rear compression btw

Compression and rebound adjusters should only rotate and not move in/out or up/down depending on where they are located.

Normally fullt clockwise is the setting at maximum and fully clockwise at minimum. By the sounds of it the "cheat sheet" you have means turn the adjuster fully hard then back off 3/4 of a turn.

Personally, I'd get the sag settings set up properly and leave them then nail the rebound then lastly the compression. By the way if the suspension is of any quality then even an eighth of a turn can have a noticable affect to don't make too much of a change at the one time or you may find that it feels like a totally different bike.

Big Kneed Al (master of the emergency stop & "stand up" comedian).

[Shrek]

The front rebound says 1 ¾ out from fully seated position. Which is obviously from fully hard as you can see the adjuster wind in. so it’s being wound out 1 ¾ from fully hard.

The front compression says ¾ out from fully seated position. Which is obviously from fully hard as you can see the adjuster wind in. so it too is wound out from the reference of fully hard.

The rear rebound says 9 clicks out from fully seated, which you can see the adjuster wind in so I take fully seated to be fully soft here.

It’s the compression I don’t get as it say ¾ out from fully seated but the adjuster only spins back and forth, so is fully seated here mean fully soft or like the front and fully hard?

[al]

so is fully seated here mean fully soft or like the front and fully hard?

Fwwwwooooooaaaaarrr!!!! :I can't believe it's not butter!

[Shrek]

I'll maybe just go post on visordown then

[al]

The thing about suspension settings is that that are individual and no too people come up with the same settings when they are let loose on a bike.

[Zathos]

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[Shrek]

The thing about suspension settings is that that are individual and no too people come up with the same settings when they are let loose on a bike.

Yeah I know that. I just dont know which way they want me to turn the fekin thing

[Gazza]

Screw it fully clockwise and then back it off 3/4 of a turn. That should do it.















IMHO :I can't believe it's not butter!

[Shrek]

That’s what I thought to start with but the rear rebound is left hand thread and fully clockwise is fully out.

[al]

Yeah I know that. I just dont know which way they want me to turn the fekin thing

"Don't touch what you don't understand!" - My Wife



Sorry, I thought this was the quotes section!!

[Shrek]

Too late I have already touched it........ Mmm I wonder what the trade in value is

[Gazza]

I still think fully clockwise is fully seated. General convention. Possibly the design of the rear is such that it needs to come out to be fully seated.

Try it. If it's wrong you go the other way. Just don't blame me if you bounce off the seat.

[al]

Too late I have already touched it........ Mmm I wonder what the trade in value is

I allready asked that but eneded up getting a slap!

[Max Power]

Did you not listen to that man in Jerez

[Shrek]

[Shrek]

I still think fully clockwise is fully seated. General convention.

I believe you are right there


Checked the service manual for the 04 ZX6R and the ZX10 and fully clockwise seems to be the convention for fully seated.

[Gazza]

Thought so.

Experience comes with age.

Or more likely experience is what you get when you fcuk up.

Whoops wrong thread again.

[weebill]

You could always give these guys a shout,
they are based 10mins from Knockhill.
Motorcycle Services
http://www.motorcyclesuspension.co.uk

[Backs 400]

Pssssssssst.

Why not speak to the dealer???? They normally know what is what