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<blockquote data-quote="2smoke" data-source="post: 155819" data-attributes="member: 563"><p>Thats a good amount of travel. But is that just you pushing down on it with your body weight? or is that after a jump. You have to figure in the bikes weight along with your weight. And the bike probably weighs about 14 or 15 stones. So Im just guessing that you might be pretty close on your compression. If not just a little soft. The only way to know for sure is to jump it, and try to land as close to both wheels at the same time. Or maybe just a little front wheel first. If you feel it stop (or bottom out) and you will feel it. You dont have enough compression. Which could mean a few things. And there are lots of variables with in those few things. You should not really feel the suspension transition from compression to rebound. It should be very smooth and fluid. But if your only 12 stones your about the perfect weight maybe just a little on the heavy side of the recommended weight for the stock springs. So I wouldnt worry about having to re spring the forks.</p><p></p><p>Exactly what type of riding do you do? Motocross with large jumps log big whoop sections? Trail riding (for fun)? The reason I ask your suspension needs to be set up for your weight (mostly the spring rate) but it also needs (should be) set up for the type of riding. I do ride mostly desert type riding. This means very little jumping (bike is less than 3 ft (1meter) off the ground at any given time while riding. Lots of uneven terrain (whoops) rocky trails etc. So I prefer to have my suspension (compression) pretty soft. And my rebound set in the medium high range to prevent packing. Packing is when the suspension never really has a chance rebound fully or almost stays bottomed out. That makes for a really hard ride. </p><p></p><p>So in order to better help you. I (we) need to know what type of riding you do. What is the suspension doing? Does it feel to soft and bottoming out. Typically after a jump. Does it feel like its springing back too fast? Kinda like jumping on a Pogo stick? </p><p></p><p>Also you need to remember that you should adjust the rear shock also. What you do to the front you should also do to the rear. When I get new bike I adjust the sag on the rear shock for my weight. Then I go ride. Then I adjust the forks till Im happy with what they are doing. Then I adjust the rear shock till it does what its supposed to in conjunction with the front forks. Your suspension front and rear are a complete system that have to work together and they need to be adjusted at the same time. It sounds complicated but once youve got it figured out its not hard to do. Just take your time and start out with little adjusments no more than 2 clicks in either direction. Also make sure that when you remount your forks. Ensure that you have the same amount of stick out. This means the amount of fork tube above the upper clamp. If they are uneven. Even by a little bit that will upset how they work together. Also the amount of stick out will affect how the bike handles and how the suspension performs. So there is quite a bit of trial and error in getting your suspension set up for you and your type of riding style.</p><p></p><p>So answer the questions I asked in the third paragraph. And We can go from there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2smoke, post: 155819, member: 563"] Thats a good amount of travel. But is that just you pushing down on it with your body weight? or is that after a jump. You have to figure in the bikes weight along with your weight. And the bike probably weighs about 14 or 15 stones. So Im just guessing that you might be pretty close on your compression. If not just a little soft. The only way to know for sure is to jump it, and try to land as close to both wheels at the same time. Or maybe just a little front wheel first. If you feel it stop (or bottom out) and you will feel it. You dont have enough compression. Which could mean a few things. And there are lots of variables with in those few things. You should not really feel the suspension transition from compression to rebound. It should be very smooth and fluid. But if your only 12 stones your about the perfect weight maybe just a little on the heavy side of the recommended weight for the stock springs. So I wouldnt worry about having to re spring the forks. Exactly what type of riding do you do? Motocross with large jumps log big whoop sections? Trail riding (for fun)? The reason I ask your suspension needs to be set up for your weight (mostly the spring rate) but it also needs (should be) set up for the type of riding. I do ride mostly desert type riding. This means very little jumping (bike is less than 3 ft (1meter) off the ground at any given time while riding. Lots of uneven terrain (whoops) rocky trails etc. So I prefer to have my suspension (compression) pretty soft. And my rebound set in the medium high range to prevent packing. Packing is when the suspension never really has a chance rebound fully or almost stays bottomed out. That makes for a really hard ride. So in order to better help you. I (we) need to know what type of riding you do. What is the suspension doing? Does it feel to soft and bottoming out. Typically after a jump. Does it feel like its springing back too fast? Kinda like jumping on a Pogo stick? Also you need to remember that you should adjust the rear shock also. What you do to the front you should also do to the rear. When I get new bike I adjust the sag on the rear shock for my weight. Then I go ride. Then I adjust the forks till Im happy with what they are doing. Then I adjust the rear shock till it does what its supposed to in conjunction with the front forks. Your suspension front and rear are a complete system that have to work together and they need to be adjusted at the same time. It sounds complicated but once youve got it figured out its not hard to do. Just take your time and start out with little adjusments no more than 2 clicks in either direction. Also make sure that when you remount your forks. Ensure that you have the same amount of stick out. This means the amount of fork tube above the upper clamp. If they are uneven. Even by a little bit that will upset how they work together. Also the amount of stick out will affect how the bike handles and how the suspension performs. So there is quite a bit of trial and error in getting your suspension set up for you and your type of riding style. So answer the questions I asked in the third paragraph. And We can go from there. [/QUOTE]
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