Anyone in gta do suspension setups?

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I've been told that too, but my owner's manual says that they must be set identically. Why would that be?


reciprocity said:
Each fork leg can be adjusted independently of each other,, this is how precise fine tuning is done.

They are joined by the axle, having one fork leg set differently than the other will not cause them to move at different rates from each other, nor will it cause any other issues.
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toysareforboys said:
I believe for all of it. I will double check when I make the appointment. I would be a bit of a rip if it was just sag, considering anyone can adjust that.

-xtina (on Jamie's computer:D )
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Wheeler down at Deals Gap did the following for $75 USD:
set the sag (with me on the bike, in my usual gear, in my preferred riding position)
adjusted the rebound and compression damping (front and back)
test rode the Busa and fine tuned the settings some more

BEST $75 I have spent on the bike.
 
Shaman said:
A lot of the newer bikes are like that. I think the new R1 is set up that way IIRC. It seems counter-intuitive but if MotoGP is doing it...
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Why is it counter-intuitive??

If you understand how suspension works, it makes perfect sense.

The forks are connected via a solid system(the axle) one fork will not move independently of the other.

by following the "both sides must be equal" you're cutting your tuning ability in half.

if each fork leg has 10 clicks of rebound you truly have 20 clicks of adjustability
 
reciprocity said:
Why is it counter-intuitive??
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It's not. But to most people, it seems like a way to cheapen the suspension - probably the fact that most of the production examples have been budget bikes doesn't help that perception.
 
reciprocity said:
Same reason your owner's manual tells you to run 42psi in the rear tire. LIABILITY
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But if there's absolutely nothing wrong with it, what liability could there be?

I imagine if the damping settings are different, there may be some shearing forces going on at the axle, but if all you racer guys are doing it safely then there's really nothing to worry about
 
Shaman said:
That's great, if you have a re-buildable shock. How many ordinary bikes have those...
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Don't most of our sportbikes have re-buildable shocks? My old 92 FZR1000 did as did my 92 GSXR1100. Have they backtracked out of supplying shocks that can be serviced?
 
BusaBob said:
Wheeler down at Deals Gap did the following for $75 USD:
set the sag (with me on the bike, in my usual gear, in my preferred riding position)
adjusted the rebound and compression damping (front and back)
test rode the Busa and fine tuned the settings some more

BEST $75 I have spent on the bike.
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Well you know with the amount of riding I do, I'll be able to feel the difference after if it works!
I'm really excited about getting it done too..... just something hasn't felt right....
We are getting the April Spring deal too for $50 now!!! :p
 
Wow what a difference. Thanks to Ryan at Pro6 my bike feels great. My spine doesn't compress over the smallest of bumps now. Lol
 
Xtina said:
Wow what a difference. Thanks to Ryan at Pro6 my bike feels great. My spine doesn't compress over the smallest of bumps now. Lol
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So what did he do to it for that amount of money different than setting the Sag and tunning the dials on the forks a couple of turns?

Which can be easily learned and done on your garage
 
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ZX600 said:
So what did he do to it for that amount of money different than setting the Sag and tunning the dials on the forks a couple of turns?

Which can be easily learned and done on your garage
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The service is offered for the same reason the average Joe/Jane takes their car to an oil change location.

There is LOTS of trial and error learning required to get to a level where you can actually do something useful with the clickers, not everyone has the time/ability to do this.


And some feel much more comfortable having a trained, experienced and qualified person do this sort of thing.
 
Agreed. Also, to properly set up a basic bike suspension setup, you need a minimum of two people. Three works better.
 
Get a couple of friends to help you out.. and do this..

[video=youtube;FjGgq1z9zbo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjGgq1z9zbo[/video]
 
i fiddled with my settings for half the summer before wheeler at deals gap dialed it in properly.
after 20 minutes of tinkering, he'd completely changed all my settings and the busa handled way, way better.

for $75, it was well worth it.
 
reciprocity said:
The service is offered for the same reason the average Joe/Jane takes their car to an oil change location.

There is LOTS of trial and error learning required to get to a level where you can actually do something useful with the clickers, not everyone has the time/ability to do this.


And some feel much more comfortable having a trained, experienced and qualified person do this sort of thing.
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Absolutely there is trial and error needed, but IMO everyone that plans to take advantage of a sports bike should go through that trial and error in order to understand their bike better, unless you are just using it to commute or to go up and down twin rivers and if that is the case what the hell do you need your suspension setup for? Which is my point

If you really are going to setup your suspension then you won't be spending 75 or 100, not even close, but you know that
 
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BusaBob said:
i fiddled with my settings for half the summer before wheeler at deals gap dialed it in properly.
after 20 minutes of tinkering, he'd completely changed all my settings and the busa handled way, way better.

for $75, it was well worth it.
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Which all due respect, would you be able to setup your next Busa yourself, do you understand what he did on those 20 min to make it so much better? If the answer is yes, then the 75 bucks were well worth it, if the answer is no, then continue to pay the 75 bucks for every bike and continue to not understand why it gets better

Don't get me wrong, not hating on people that get it done, its their money, I'm just saying that it is unnecessary
 
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ZX600 said:
So what did he do to it for that amount of money different than setting the Sag and tunning the dials on the forks a couple of turns?

Which can be easily learned and done on your garage
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That's pretty much what they did. Plus basic bike inspection. Was it worth $50? To me, yes. Done by the pros, who know what they are doing, I was in and out fairly quickly, and the bike definitely feels different now (considering that everything was maxed out on my bike's suspension because previous owner lowered it). Will take some time to get used to the bike again now. Basic inspection is also not bad to have, as the guy ahead of me had tons of stuff ready to be fixed/adjusted.
 
ZX600 said:
I'm just saying that it is unnecessary
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I disagree.

I wouldn't be bothered to touch a suspension clicker on a bike,, and I've got a REALLY good understanding of what's going on.

Why? because I'm not qualified.

I let the experts do it, and worry about more important things.
 
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