Been having a fiddle with the new Ohlins and although obviously enjoying the bike's new found plush ride quality, I'm a little puzzled by how bouncy it is on standard damping settings.
Setting the shocks at the base level, the rear is very 'loose' ie feels as though there is no damping at all. There's a large, fairly bumpy roundabout near us which is great for fiddling with suspension on so I spent half an hour down there early this morning playing around. Set to the factory settings, the rear doesn't gave any confidence, in fact it feels as though the back is sliding (which it obviously isn't - it just gives that sensation).
For those who have Ohlins shocks, what have you found to be a good compromise on the damping? My rear comp's on 10 clicks out, rebound's on 8. The front feels fairly much ok - the shock's very soft but soaks up bumps well.
Have you set your sag (preload) firstly, as this needs to be done before setting anything else. Apologise, if I am teaching you to suck eggs (strange saying that).
Sorry can't help with the rebound or compression as I have Wilbers and it was set up by MH Racing for me.
Andrew
A man can fall many times in life but is never a failure until he refuses to get up
Gromit wrote:Been having a fiddle with the new Ohlins and although obviously enjoying the bike's new found plush ride quality, I'm a little puzzled by how bouncy it is on standard damping settings.
Setting the shocks at the base level, the rear is very 'loose' ie feels as though there is no damping at all. There's a large, fairly bumpy roundabout near us which is great for fiddling with suspension on so I spent half an hour down there early this morning playing around. Set to the factory settings, the rear doesn't gave any confidence, in fact it feels as though the back is sliding (which it obviously isn't - it just gives that sensation).
For those who have Ohlins shocks, what have you found to be a good compromise on the damping? My rear comp's on 10 clicks out, rebound's on 8. The front feels fairly much ok - the shock's very soft but soaks up bumps well.
Thanks for any info.
have these settings courtesy of Rob Barks.I found that the preload was fine.....I'm a lard arse 12 stone.Sorry never had a front!
You will notice an imediate difference!
Bailey.
The rear was -6 (from full hard) on Comp
and -20 on rebound. Rear sag was 17mm.
Bloody hell were do i start!!! Factory base settings??? what the hell are they, mine didn't come with any but bareing mind we are all different styles weight i'd take e'm with a pinch of salt.
I've no idea what my settings are,if i'm not happy i alter e'm which way i want.
Balance the bike and stand behind it,press down on the back of the bike to compress the suspension let it come back on it's own accord,now put your hands underneath the rear guard,can you pull the bike up any??? if there's 10mm or so movement thats the sag,it ain't life and death so long as the shock isn't topping out with two much preload.
Were it gets complicated,what is it that you want??? a plush ride that will tye it's self in knots when you start to push on a bit or something thats great at speed but puts your spine through your head round town,it would be nice to have your cake and eat it but it don't happen.
The bumpy roundabout story tells me you want the first,but you'll get both with the same route,assumeing the preload is about right(certainley no more than half of the thread or you'll need a stiffer spring) crank the compression and rebound up at the same rate,a lot can be done just by standing behind the bike and pressing the rear down,and watching how the shock reacts
Go out with a pen and paper,scribble down what you've done,three miles down the road stop and try another ajustment and write it down but don't go mad with the rebound cuz that can mask a lot of the problems.
To start with make ajustments in 2 or 3 clicks so you really will notice the difference and take e'm down to the odd one when you nearer to what you want.
Thanks guys - I've set my preload roughly 1/3 from fully off on the remote adjuster and like Chris says, I can pick the bike up approx half an inch from its static sag position. What was happening today was the bike was happy being ridden gently, but lean it past a certain point and it went all gooey on me as though it was riding on marbles. Most disconcerting I must say - adding 2 clicks at a time on each comp and rebound tightened things up quite noticably.
I'll go out and have another play tomorrow afternoon
Hi richard
I went out yesterday straight after work and had a serious session.
I aint bothered about ride comfort,but i like my bike to steer quick and hold a steady line through the bends.Baileys settings were pretty close to how i like things,i have reduced the preload abit as i dont weigh as much as him.I spent a good 2-3 hours riding a circuit about 5 miles long which has a really good mixture of road surfaces,corners etc etc.I made small changes after each circuit until i made the handling worse then went back to the previous setting.It really is a compromise though as chris has already pointed out.My ride height at the rear is bloody high,maybe too high.But it steers like a bloody 250!I also had my first tankslapper on it aswell,which again suggests i have the rear too high or i need a damper.
How much was the front one by the way?
gus
Oh and i got me knee down for the first time this year.It aint big or clever,but boy does it feel good being a riding god
My settings for the rear as set up by MC Technics:
Compression -4 (from full hard)
Rebound -9 (from full hard)
This is with a 150 spring and was set up when I was nudging 14st. I'm now nearer 12st and the reduction in preload that worked so well over the wet winter months is now too compliant so I'm slowly dialling it back in.
HTH
Adam
Forgive me father for I have sinned... ex S owner moved onto pastures new with four cylinders and a chain... and back to a twin, albeit in a V.
