Suspension - General Discussion

[aRcHeR]

Originally posted by Nouvo_zimmx@April 03, 2007 12:15 pm

Any Idea guys which shop is da best to do the rebuilding for the Rear Suspension ? Also Cheapest n Reliable + Fast hehe

cheap+good+reliable = wait long long also dun have.

 

you pay peanuts, you get peanuts. you dun pay peanuts and expect to get almonds.

 

good and reliable, can recommend you to mezzo @ no20 lor25 geylang. contact @ 68421907

 

cheap and good and reliable, none to recommend.

[aRcHeR]

rebuild usually includes new shims, new oil. sometime may also need to change a new spring.

 

and of course, checking the internals of the shock while doing so.

[biting_point]

good + fast = not cheap

fast + cheap = not good

good + cheap = not fast

 

try using the above equation to see.. see if you are good at maths..

 

Mezzo and Bikelab are the common places for rebuilding shocks..

[ElfTech]

Have anyone use OHLIN suspension on S4 before?

[biting_point]

I once saw a S4 on ohlins..

[biting_point]

 

double post

[pyro13]

rebuild is 220 at bikelab..not 30 dollars.. had mine rebuilt before

[ElfTech]

my friend is riding spark 135 ...his suspension is using Ohlin..i was wondering whether can i put his suspension to my vtec3? any ideals guys?

[ghost04]

i got mine done for 200..

[vtec_craze]

Dear fellow riders,

 

My friend was asking me whether Showa rear shocks can adjust height anot? For example making the ride height lower. cuz he not v tall. when on the bike the feet cannot fully touch the ground. Quite dangerous.

 

ANyone know?

[biting_point]

Showa shocks only preload adjustable..

 

try turning the preload setting to the lowest.. i assume your friend is lightweight, thus by lessening the preload setting, his feet can touch ground..

[CrossOver]

If we adjust the heights, let say for me, I want mine to be higher.. And vtec_craze wants lower.. Will the showa lifespan be affected or is it bad for it..??

[s4vtec]

Originally posted by biting_point@April 22, 2007 10:53 pm

Showa shocks only preload adjustable..

 

try turning the preload setting to the lowest.. i assume your friend is lightweight, thus by lessening the preload setting, his feet can touch ground..

u might also wana try shifting the height of the front forks.

[cengel]

Originally posted by s4vtec@April 22, 2007 11:18 pm

u might also wana try shifting the height of the front forks.

 

 

bro s4vtec, any idea on how to adjust the height of the front forks?? must let mechanic do ??

[s4vtec]

Originally posted by cengel@April 22, 2007 11:49 pm

bro s4vtec, any idea on how to adjust the height of the front forks?? must let mechanic do ??

will have to loosen the screws of the top and bottom triple clamps, then adjust the height. better to go bike shop and do. free of charge and no sweat. let the mechs do it better cos they know more. but do take note tat if the height is not equal, ur bike will tend to move to one side as you ride. eg; if left is lower than right, bike will move to the left. so make sure its equal heights...

[senate747]

but remember not to adjust till it's too high as your CG will be higher.

[cengel]

bro s4vtec, thanks for the advice... will go bike shop and adjust.. hope that after adjusting the fork height and rear shocks preload.. the height of the bike will be lower ..

 

 

bro senate747, thanks for advice too.. but i'll be lowering the height instead of increasing it.. if increase somemore, my legs will be almost "floating".. thanks anyway!!

[senate747]

Originally posted by cengel@April 23, 2007 12:32 pm

bro s4vtec, thanks for the advice... will go bike shop and adjust.. hope that after adjusting the fork height and rear shocks preload.. the height of the bike will be lower ..

 

 

bro senate747, thanks for advice too.. but i'll be lowering the height instead of increasing it.. if increase somemore, my legs will be almost "floating".. thanks anyway!!

the rear shocks can be adjusted by yourself if you have the original tool kit. i had mine adjusted only recently using it. very simple.

[Nacromonger]

i'm selling a pair of showa suspension for Ver S & R...price $250 neg..

interested PM me

[cengel]

thanks bro.. will borrow the tool from my fren.. thanks once again!!

[Lighters]

sorry bros out there

 

i m still kind of new to this bike. may i know which way to turn is to harden the front fork?

 

turn left click or right click? and for touring purpose how hard shld the front fork be?

[biting_point]

the turn of screw should be universal.. clockwise to tighten, meaning harden..

anti-clockwise to loosen, meaning to soften..

 

i hope it helps..

[Lighters]

but how to know wad is a gd feel for touring?

[Fazli]

It all depends on the machine weight unloaded and when max loaded. You might wan to check for suspension tuning guide on pre-load setting. I'll help you look around for it too...

 

c",)

 

Faz

[Fazli]

Below is a simple way of setting up your front pre-load.

 

http://www.gostar-racing.com/information/m...sion_set-up.htm

 

Search for front pre-load setting in search engines.