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D-Rider · #16 Post by **D-Rider** » Thu May 13, 2010 12:42 pm

hornetrider wrote:If there's little difference from stock then that suggests to me the preload is wound up and perhaps the compression/rebound are also too firm. Try winding the preload off a bit and ensuring the damping adjustment is in the middle of the range.

The purpose of the preload adjuster is to set your sag - so, yes, check your sag and if appropriate, adjust.

If I remember, when we had our settup with Griff, he was recommending for most people a rear sag of about 10mm (without rider) ...though not everyone was the same I think he was suggesting less to those people "of a larger frame" than those of a light build - which would make sense.

If anyone can confirm the sag that Griff was suggesting, then that would be helpful.

Falco9 · #17 Post by **Falco9** » Thu May 13, 2010 1:31 pm

D-Rider wrote:
hornetrider wrote:If there's little difference from stock then that suggests to me the preload is wound up and perhaps the compression/rebound are also too firm. Try winding the preload off a bit and ensuring the damping adjustment is in the middle of the range.
The purpose of the preload adjuster is to set your sag - so, yes, check your sag and if appropriate, adjust.

If I remember, when we had our settup with Griff, he was recommending for most people a rear sag of about 10mm (without rider) ...though not everyone was the same I think he was suggesting less to those people "of a larger frame" than those of a light build - which would make sense.

If anyone can confirm the sag that Griff was suggesting, then that would be helpful.

As Andy has already said. Set your sag. Without doing this all the advice in the world is nigh on useless. Without a base point from which to adjust your suspension you will never be able to assess whther your adjustments are going in the right direction for you or not.

Also setting "static sag" immediatley shows you whether you have the correct springs fitted for your weight.

I have the Ohlins shock manual in pdf form which I'd be happy to e-mail to you. It does detail the procedure for setting the static sag and the measuremnts you are aiming to achieve. Please PM with your e-mail addy if you want it

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D-Rider · #18 Post by **D-Rider** » Thu May 13, 2010 1:43 pm

A lot of Ohlins manuals can be downloaded from their website - there's a link in our technical area .... and here's a link to the link ....

https://www.ridersite.com/viewtopic.php?t=4431