Thanks a lot for this comprehensive video ! 👍👍👍 It will help me a lot with adjusting the suspension on my 101 - especially the trick with the cardboard template will make life much easier. Cheers Michael
Best way that I was taught when racing at Phillip Island was just one adjustment per lap, bring it back to the pits and discuss your feedback and make another adjustment. Keep repeating until the bike is as per your liking. Lap times are a great indicator to support your own personal preference. The same advice still applies to the road. Best way is use home as your starting point, ride the same route and return for an adjustment. One click at a time and repeat process until you’re comfortable with the settings. Never adjust more than one setting at a time (unless you 100% know what you are doing) as if you do and it’s still not where you want it you can lose track of what worked and what didn’t. To this very day I’ve been setting up others bikes for them and the feedback has always been it’s now like riding a completely different bike from purchase in a good way.
Great video Richard and a good job of explaining the how and the why’s. Suspension tuning is an art form and is different for all riders. Only 99% of all riders know how to properly set suspension up and then adjust it to keep it consistent when the fluids start to age before they need replacing. Dealerships will not set these up for you from a legal perspective. If you think about it then I’m sure you’ll understand. Especially in the states. For the rear, static sag also needs to be included.
Thank you! Agree on the art form - totally! I never thought about the legality of setting it up, but surely the service department is covered to do it? Appreciate your comments! 🤘
@@Mortiz350 That is correct! Front preload is on left fork and you need a 17mm socket or wrench to adjust it - watch the front preload section of the video. Damping is on the right - 17mm for compression same process as preload, rebound is marked and you will need that flat head. Watch the rear damping section! 🤘
Thanks a lot for this comprehensive video ! 👍👍👍
It will help me a lot with adjusting the suspension on my 101 - especially the trick with the cardboard template will make life much easier.
Cheers Michael
@@esdreisechstel no worries Michael! Glad it helped! Enjoy 🤘
Best way that I was taught when racing at Phillip Island was just one adjustment per lap, bring it back to the pits and discuss your feedback and make another adjustment. Keep repeating until the bike is as per your liking. Lap times are a great indicator to support your own personal preference. The same advice still applies to the road. Best way is use home as your starting point, ride the same route and return for an adjustment. One click at a time and repeat process until you’re comfortable with the settings. Never adjust more than one setting at a time (unless you 100% know what you are doing) as if you do and it’s still not where you want it you can lose track of what worked and what didn’t. To this very day I’ve been setting up others bikes for them and the feedback has always been it’s now like riding a completely different bike from purchase in a good way.
@@marcusgeorge1825 solid gold advice advice right there! Thank you mate! Phillip Island one of my all time favourite tracks too! 🤘
@ I’m living in Melbourne so it makes it easier to get too.
Very informative. Great video!
@@BlandMan5000 thanks, Glad you found it helpful 🤘
Thank you for that video Dbm
@@mattu5421 no worries! 🤘
Great video Richard and a good job of explaining the how and the why’s. Suspension tuning is an art form and is different for all riders. Only 99% of all riders know how to properly set suspension up and then adjust it to keep it consistent when the fluids start to age before they need replacing. Dealerships will not set these up for you from a legal perspective. If you think about it then I’m sure you’ll understand. Especially in the states. For the rear, static sag also needs to be included.
Thank you! Agree on the art form - totally! I never thought about the legality of setting it up, but surely the service department is covered to do it? Appreciate your comments! 🤘
Well, Done, Thanks
@@keithclark8925 🙏🤘
Thanks for this video. Now to find someone who can help set up… also where is the bag from st the front?
@@indiangirlrider5351 Thanks! the bag is a Thrashin’ Supply bag, quick short on it on my channel! 🤘
Thanks for this! Did you paint the gas cap? Looks better in black!
@@Pesoesayso thanks! We bought a black one to see if it would look better and it will stay! standard Harley sizing so plenty out there! 🤘
My bike is only marked on one side for the front suspension. Plus the damping on the right is a flat head and the left is some sort of security head.
@@Mortiz350 That is correct! Front preload is on left fork and you need a 17mm socket or wrench to adjust it - watch the front preload section of the video. Damping is on the right - 17mm for compression same process as preload, rebound is marked and you will need that flat head. Watch the rear damping section! 🤘