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dgreenwood continued with... I've read the suspension topics here and learned that the stock settings are likely pretty bad and that the first step is sag. My problem is that I want to ride this weekend and won't have the ability to adjust for proper sag before that (I don't have anyone to help or the ability to lift the wheels off the ground for measurement). I definitely plan to do this right when I have time, I'm just trying to figure out if there is anything I can do to make this weekend more enjoyable without going through the full and proper measurements.
I found some rebound and compression settings on this site. Is it advisable for me to adjust to these without doing sag first, with the understanding that I'll start over from scratch and do it right eventually? Or am I better off riding stock until I have the ability to do it right?
Front wheel travel: 120 mm (4.7 inches)
Rear wheel travel: 110 mm (4.3 inches)
Target laden (you seated on the bike) sag:
Front: 36~39.6 mm (1.41~1.55 inches)
Rear: 33~36.3 mm (1.3~1.42 inches)
My stats:
I'm about 200lbs fully geared
I've adjusted my tire pressure from 33/36 to 36/40 after reading that the service manual recommendations are likely low.
These are the settings I found here and am contemplating using before I leave this weekend:
Front
compression: 1/4 T (stock: 1 T)
rebound: 2 1/4 T (stock: 1.5 T)
preload: 5th mark (stock: 4th)
Rear
compression: 1/4 T (stock: 1.5 T)
rebound: 40 clicks (stock: 17)
Any thoughts you can offer that may improve my weekend would be greatly appreciated.
Edit: Clarified that I have experience with adjusting rebound damping in the back but not front.
New Griso owner here. Last week I bought a brand new '07 from Moto International; trading in my '04 Stone. Thanks to Todd, I was able to get my Stone suspension set up pretty well by installing YSS shocks and adjusting sag, front and back. I have no experience with rebound or compression adjustments on the front since Preload was all that was adjustable (using spacers). I was able to dial in rebound damping in the rear with the YSS shocks.
dgreenwood continued with... I've read the suspension topics here and learned that the stock settings are likely pretty bad and that the first step is sag. My problem is that I want to ride this weekend and won't have the ability to adjust for proper sag before that (I don't have anyone to help or the ability to lift the wheels off the ground for measurement). I definitely plan to do this right when I have time, I'm just trying to figure out if there is anything I can do to make this weekend more enjoyable without going through the full and proper measurements.
I found some rebound and compression settings on this site. Is it advisable for me to adjust to these without doing sag first, with the understanding that I'll start over from scratch and do it right eventually? Or am I better off riding stock until I have the ability to do it right?
Front wheel travel: 120 mm (4.7 inches)
Rear wheel travel: 110 mm (4.3 inches)
Target laden (you seated on the bike) sag:
Front: 36~39.6 mm (1.41~1.55 inches)
Rear: 33~36.3 mm (1.3~1.42 inches)
My stats:
I'm about 200lbs fully geared
I've adjusted my tire pressure from 33/36 to 36/40 after reading that the service manual recommendations are likely low.
These are the settings I found here and am contemplating using before I leave this weekend:
Front
compression: 1/4 T (stock: 1 T)
rebound: 2 1/4 T (stock: 1.5 T)
preload: 5th mark (stock: 4th)
Rear
compression: 1/4 T (stock: 1.5 T)
rebound: 40 clicks (stock: 17)
Any thoughts you can offer that may improve my weekend would be greatly appreciated.
Edit: Clarified that I have experience with adjusting rebound damping in the back but not front.