| Author | Message | ||
     Kalali |
It seems like no matter how much I play around with both the rebound and compression settings I just can't get it dialed-in the way I like it. So I figured to ask other malnutritioned Bad-Webbers (150 lb) what are your suspension settings. As a reference, the factory setting, according to my X1 owners manual says 0.5 turns for rebound and 1.25 turns for compression. And I believe that is for a 170lb rider. Not sure what that means as far as hard and/or soft setting(s)is concerned. I always ride solo and use the bike for a mix of hiway commute and back road leisure rides. I'm looking for a firm but not jarring ride. Like my BMW (!). I've tried a bunch of different combinations and permutations and am beginning to wonder if my fork oil is lost its magic. No leaks though. Thx. | ||
| Brinnutz |
Stock settings from the manual should be just about right for you if I'm not mistaken. Stock settings were setup for a 165lb rider. | ||
| Preybird1 |
I pulled the springs and put in some hyperpro progressive springs from AL @ American Sport Bike. They made a huge difference. I have my bike set up Super stiff!! I weigh 210 so i need more resistance and i ride 2 up sometimes. | ||
| Sanchez |
What's the bike doing that you don't want it to do? Your suspension settings depend as much on your riding style and personal preferences as your weight. | ||
| Kalali |
Thanks. The bike feels a little too soft, sort of wallowy, more Buick like than BMW. That's the best I can do trying to explain. May be I should look at the combination of the rear and front as opposed to just front. The rear shock is fairly new and is set to stock settings which came with the updated shocks. | ||
| Sanchez |
Definitely look at both ends. The first thing to do is bounce the bike up and down to see if the front and rear compress and rebound at the same rate. There are a lot of ways to get where you want to go. For instance, if the bike doesn't turn in sharply enough, you might need to increase rear preload and/or compression, or you might need to decrease front compression or even drop the forks through the triple trees a bit. All those things make the rake angle steeper and increase turn in. Check the settings on the rear shock if you haven't adjusted them. They might be all the way up or all the way down from the factory. | ||
| Snake_oil |
how long have you had the bike, I 've seen bikes that have lost all there fork oil so they don't leak any more. | ||
| Kalali |
I've had the bike for over two years and its got 17K miles. I may just need to replace the fork oil to get it back in shape. I think my mistake is that I'm not looking at the front and rear settings as one big tuning exercise. I will set all parameters to "factory" and start changing one parameter at a time, front and rear and keep a log. I just thought I could take a short cut by using someone else's (same weight as me and more knowledgeable) setting as a starting point. Thanks again for the input. |
