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Motorcycle Talk => Wrenching => Topic started by: Garywc on December 19, 2007, 09:01:41 AM

Title: suspension
Post by: Garywc on December 19, 2007, 09:01:41 AM
any one know of any good suspension books.... basics and set up guidelines
Title: Re: suspension
Post by: SV88 on December 19, 2007, 03:45:32 PM
Sport Rider did a great write up on suspension set up that I printed out.... http://www.sportrider.com/tech/motorcycle_suspension/index.html

Enjoy
Title: Re: suspension
Post by: Super Dave on December 19, 2007, 04:03:54 PM
Quote from: Garywc on December 19, 2007, 09:01:41 AM
any one know of any good suspension books.... basics and set up guidelines
No.

Start with correct spring rates.  But having additional options is good.  Geometry can be a bigger cure that just replacing a component.  Tires change geometry.

The dampening should not overcome the spring.

That's a start.  Following what you feel and some minor intuition will help in your learning.



Title: Re: suspension
Post by: Garywc on December 19, 2007, 04:55:29 PM
thanks thats a lot in the article from sport rider i just have to finish reading it

geometry is more along what i need since the basic were already figured out with the springs and sag
but i would like to just find more info on all of it to read up on since i have some time to kill