softening the suspension - Ducati.ms

Darsey · May 5th, 2011, 8:50 am

can someone please tell me how to soften the suspension on the hyper.

couchflyer · May 5th, 2011, 9:36 am

Forks or shock?

Decreasing Dave · May 5th, 2011, 10:48 am

Gonna need a little more......

What's the issue?
Is it too harse when you hit a bump?
Does it not sag when you get on it?

What is happening to where you feel that softer suspension is the way to go?

Dave

AXE · May 5th, 2011, 10:52 am

You need to set your sag first, this involves adjusting the springs and then you can work on perfecting the feel of the suspension by adjusting the compression and rebound settings. You'll likely need to do both the fork and shock at the same time to get the best results, as they work together.

There are a lot of threads posted here to reference.

Out!

Darsey · May 5th, 2011, 11:46 am

I just wanted to know how to soften the whole bike a bit as some of the roads over here are very bumpy. i test rode a triump tiger 800 xc the other day and found it to be a lot softer and i thought that if i could soften my suspension a bit just and when i need to, i would have a better bike and would save many ££££££s by not changing to the triumph

Decreasing Dave · May 5th, 2011, 12:13 pm

Like Axe said, you need to have your sag set to your weight.

If you have that already, you can adjust the compression screw (out) located on the bottom of the fork and the rebound screw (out) located in the top of the fork. The shock screws are just the opposite. The compression is located on the top of the little reservior that hangs off of the side of the shock and the rebound screw is down near the linkage.

Dave

ktrides2 · May 5th, 2011, 2:51 pm

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Originally Posted by Decreasing Dave

If you have that already, you can adjust the compression screw (out) located on the bottom of the fork and the rebound screw (out) located in the top of the fork.

Assuming you have an 1100 not a 796. I can't adjust mine

el tardo · May 5th, 2011, 5:51 pm

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Originally Posted by ktrides2

Assuming you have an 1100 not a 796. I can't adjust mine

796 can be adjusted just not with a screw!!

Darsey · May 6th, 2011, 4:24 am

thanks once again for all your help

Tard · May 6th, 2011, 5:24 am

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Originally Posted by Darsey

I just wanted to know how to soften the whole bike a bit as some of the roads over here are very bumpy. i test rode a triump tiger 800 xc the other day and found it to be a lot softer and i thought that if i could soften my suspension a bit just and when i need to, i would have a better bike and would save many ££££££s by not changing to the triumph

The XC Triumph you rode had Showa suspension front and rear. Big difference to the Marzocchi set up on the Hypertard.
I agree with all the other fella's here when it comes to setting your sag, as a starting point, that's all preload adjustment and not complicated. Then dial it all in with the compression and rebound adjustments the best you can. But...

It's not really about how stiff the ride is, because you want it stiff to go fast. More importantly, it's how the bike soaks up the imperfections in the road/track, thats the real deal.

The Hyper is a great bike, it has a lot of things going for it, but it's a real 'let down' in the suspension department, and it's takes some tweaking to get right. Or you can just ride around those issues like I do.