2008 Kawasaki ZX-10 Suspension Evaluation

[khyoon14]

Awesome and thanks for the conversation up there, Dave and Sniperpain. I have a L1 1000 and at 165 roughly with gear so I can relate.

[sniperpain]

What do you mean by overlap? Also, I have replaced my rear spring to match my weight. The front as you said matches my weight, but when I sit and bounce, it is still feeling stiff in the front. I took all compression out to softest, but when I sit and bounce, or eve if I try the method of pushing the upper triple clamp and seat down to see if it is equal, I cannot have the front move. My current sag setting on the 09 gsxr1000 is 38 front 33 rear. Thank you again for your advice.

[SportbikeWrench]

@sniperpain the compression and rebound circuit can work together to create extreme stiffness in fork action. So take out all preload, rebound and compression and try firm braking to see how much travel you use. If the fork is close to bottoming out, add preload until you have 15-20mm of travel left. Then add in compression to the halfway point and set rebound correctly. Pushing down on the bike is a very difficult skill to master!

Dave Moss

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[sniperpain]

@SportbikeWrench just giving you an update. in order to reach my first measurement of 38mm of sag in the front, i had 2 turns out from stiff. I then tried your suggestion of taking all the preload out from the front, and i still had 38mm of sag, but it felt so much more compliant. I'm not sure why i still have the same measurement lol. I do still have about 20mm of travel left with me hard braking (had rear tire lifting) i believe i am 85% of what i want it to feel like. thank you, dave.

[SportbikeWrench]

@sniperpain possibly because the forks are not fully topped out/extended when you do the first measurement? That may be why. Glad the bike is riding better!

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Dave Moss

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[sniperpain]

Dave I have a question. My problem is the same as Lisa when she bounces. But my bike (09 gsxr1000) has 30mm rear and 42mm sag front. I weigh 160. My problem is the rear barely moves, but the front seems to not move at all. As it was pivoting as Lisa's bounce. When I tried to get the correct sag in the rear, I only can get 33mm rear sag with only two rings of thread left. Also the front is still stiff. Highway ride is definitely stiff.

[SportbikeWrench]

@sniperpain setting sag might get you into a mathematical zone, but if you are experiencing a harsh ride, there's a couple of things to look for. Take all the compression out of the forks and shock and set rebound 2/3rd's of the way out to almost full soft. Ride the bike again. If compression and rebound overlap you will get a very harsh ride irrespective of sag numbers.

Dave Moss

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[LiveFree6]

Lisa has a nice ass