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Setting your motorcycle
NOTE!
Always begin with the basic settings recommended
by Öhlins. Always make notes, adjust in small steps
and make only one adjustment at a time.
Adjustments should be made with two steps (clicks)
at a time. Adjustments should not be more than
four steps from the basic setting.
by Öhlins. Always make notes, adjust in small steps
and make only one adjustment at a time.
Adjustments should be made with two steps (clicks)
at a time. Adjustments should not be more than
four steps from the basic setting.
By utilizing the adjustment possibilities you can
test by trial and error, and learn how they affect
your motorcycle.
test by trial and error, and learn how they affect
your motorcycle.
Always begin by test riding the motorcycle with
all adjustments at their basic setting. Choose a
short run of varying character, ie, long and sharp
bends, hard and soft bumps. Keep to the same
run and adjust only one setting at a time.
short run of varying character, ie, long and sharp
bends, hard and soft bumps. Keep to the same
run and adjust only one setting at a time.
Turn 1/2 turn at a time. Test run and make any
necessary correction.
necessary correction.
When you have sufficient feel of the motorcycle
then you can make further fine adjustments. It is
feeling and experience that counts.
feeling and experience that counts.
NOTE!
Ensure that the springs are properly preloaded
before attempting to make any adjustments. A
simple rule is that increased preload of the spring
should be followed by an increase of rebound
damping by two steps.
before attempting to make any adjustments. A
simple rule is that increased preload of the spring
should be followed by an increase of rebound
damping by two steps.
When you feel that you have achieved an
improvement, go back to where you started and
check once more. Be observant of other relevant
factors such as tyres, temperature, etc. Test run
to make sure whether further fine adjustment
should be made.
improvement, go back to where you started and
check once more. Be observant of other relevant
factors such as tyres, temperature, etc. Test run
to make sure whether further fine adjustment
should be made.
Start with the rebound damping (Fig.14)
If the motorcycle feels unstable, loose and rather
bouncy then the rebound damping should be
increased. Begin by turning the adjusting knob 2
steps (clicks). Test run again and adjust one steps
back if it felt too hard and bumpy.
bouncy then the rebound damping should be
increased. Begin by turning the adjusting knob 2
steps (clicks). Test run again and adjust one steps
back if it felt too hard and bumpy.
If the motorcycle is hard and bumpy, especially
over a series of bumps, then the rebound
damping should be reduced. Turn 2 steps, test
run and make any necessary correction. For origi-
nal rebound setting see mounting instructions.
damping should be reduced. Turn 2 steps, test
run and make any necessary correction. For origi-
nal rebound setting see mounting instructions.
Compression damping (Fig.15)
If the motorcycle feels soft, has low riding position
and a tendency to bottom easily in long dips then
the compression damping should be increased.
Turn clockwise 4 steps and test run again.
If this was too much then turn back two steps.
and a tendency to bottom easily in long dips then
the compression damping should be increased.
Turn clockwise 4 steps and test run again.
If this was too much then turn back two steps.
Normall changes are made of high speed com-
pression adjuster only.
If the motorcycle feels harsh and has hard
resilience, eg, over changes in the road paving,
then the compression damping must be reduced.
then the compression damping must be reduced.
14. Rebound damping
Reduce
• Unstable
• Loose
• Bouncy
• Loose
• Bouncy
• Hard
• Bumpy
• Bumpy
Increase
Reduce
Increase
15. Compression damping
• Soft
• Low
• Bottom
• Low
• Bottom
• Harsh
• Hard
• Hard