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G’day all,
I know this has been asked 1000 times, but can anyone confirm a good baseline for a stock 08’ 848 suspension. I weigh 98kgs with gear on. I don’t want to upgrade suspension, just set it up.
Looking at the manual I see that it states 18mm for front preload and 20mm for the rear. I measured my bike and using the racetech method of checking sag, I had 38mm front and 23mm rear. I checked the rebound and compression, they’re at factory settings. Full clockwise is zero and front has ? 3/4 turn out R: 12 clicks. Rear has C:2 turns R: 2 turns.
I have read numerous articles and it appears that 25mm sag for track and 30mm for road is about right so I am shooting for 30mm front and rear, can anyone confirm this is a good baseline using stock rebound and compression settings from the manual? Is equal front and rear sag correct for this bike with the fork tubes in original position?
I started the adjustment today, increased the preload raised the sag for the front from 38 to 34 and rode the bike. It has made a noticeable change and I’m happy with where it is going, the steering is much quicker at slower speed and the bike feels more stable. I ordered a wrench for the rear shock, waiting for that to get the rear done.
Cheers.
Rob.
I know this has been asked 1000 times, but can anyone confirm a good baseline for a stock 08’ 848 suspension. I weigh 98kgs with gear on. I don’t want to upgrade suspension, just set it up.
Looking at the manual I see that it states 18mm for front preload and 20mm for the rear. I measured my bike and using the racetech method of checking sag, I had 38mm front and 23mm rear. I checked the rebound and compression, they’re at factory settings. Full clockwise is zero and front has ? 3/4 turn out R: 12 clicks. Rear has C:2 turns R: 2 turns.
I have read numerous articles and it appears that 25mm sag for track and 30mm for road is about right so I am shooting for 30mm front and rear, can anyone confirm this is a good baseline using stock rebound and compression settings from the manual? Is equal front and rear sag correct for this bike with the fork tubes in original position?
I started the adjustment today, increased the preload raised the sag for the front from 38 to 34 and rode the bike. It has made a noticeable change and I’m happy with where it is going, the steering is much quicker at slower speed and the bike feels more stable. I ordered a wrench for the rear shock, waiting for that to get the rear done.
Cheers.
Rob.