Setting Sag -GSX-R600 part 1

Setting Sag on your sportbike is the first step to a safe and comfortable ride on your motorcycle. If the sag number is too small, the suspension settings or springs are too stiff for the riders weight.If the sag number is too large, the suspension settings or springs are too soft for the riders weight.

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[eugenbizzz]

mi front forks with ribound all open(no ribound) don"t pogo , its turning back slow! ( fork oil 10.000 miles street)

[SportbikeWrench]

@eugenbizzz fork oil that old will be very thick, and if the forks are cold, the rebound will be very slow as you state. If you ride the bike after 50 miles or so, the forks will pogo as the oil breaks up and gets thinner due to friction producing heat. We recommend fork oil changes every 5,000 miles ideally, and 10,000 miles is a worst case scenario. OTT offers an e-download to show you how to change fork oil for a few $'s.

Dave Moss

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[Sarksoul123456]

nice how to setting sag but if you could to write the inches to mm I appreciated!!

Phillip from Greece!!

thanks for all the videos you done for our bikes!

[SportbikeWrench]

@Sarksoul123456 Phillip. 1.5 to 2 inches for the front and 1.25 to 1.5 inches for the rear for standard 4.5 to 5 inches of travel. Increase the inch measurements for longer travel suspension.

Dave Moss

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[CatalystReactionSBW]

@eugenbizzz with fork oil that old and if the ambient temps are cold, there's no surprise that the forks won't return as the fork oil is essentially glue. Fork action will improve after 50 miles or so once the oil gets hot. Change the fork oil and fork rebound action will return - we have a download for that task via onthethrottles web site!

Dave Moss

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[eugenbizzz]

dave moss u are a mith !! u helpt me o lot ! thanks from italy

[Sarksoul123456]

@SportbikeWrench YOu are the best!!thank you very much for your reply!!!

[SportbikeWrench]

@AgentBetlog not quite. Use the kick stand to elevate the front and rear wheel to measure extended length. Put the bike up on stands and then sit on it and measure compressed length.

Dave

[AgentBetlog]

@SportbikeWrench, thanks Dave. Ok so to be clear, setting the bike's suspension when up on both front and rear stands will be the same as it is when setting it using a chalk? Like you said however, I will still need an extra person with this. So the plan is for me to set up the bike on the stands, measure the extended sag, sit on the bike with full gear and in full tuck, then have a friend measure the sag on rear and front, adjust/re-adjust, then repeat.