Any suspensions experts--advice

What are you tryint to do the most of...wheelies are canyon carving? I suggest setting her down softly after lofting the front...that'll help have the fork seals.

If its bottoming out after setting the front wheel down, try cranking up the preload a tad and/or stiffening up (harder) the compression.

I race on stock suspension and the bike handles well to me the way I have it set up, but I only weigh 175Lbs suited up.

Yeah, the bike handles great but being that it is soft and my weight is heavier than what the bike is set up for.was just curious if I could improve for my weight.

I do my own work on my bike but have always stayed away from messing with the suspension. Some guys just play around and try stuff and really mess it up.

First off every mfg. sets their bikes up for two up rideing and a total riding weight in excess of 300lbs.

Need to know how much of which type of riding do you do - street vs. track?

Personally I'm not an owner of a 600RR, don't know the specifics, but I do have a GSXR750 and RC51 both with total suspension reworks. I'm no expert, but I know enough to be dangerous.

My guess is your front end feels soft from wheeling, too much of that and you'll need a total fork rework job. :wink:

The questions are for improving. The wheelie thing is not what I am concerned with. The bike handles great. I hit the twisties very very fast and like,wait,no, love the way it handles . Just wanting to know if I can improve. Maybe I'll just stick with----------if it's not broke.don't fix it. lol

thanks for tips guyz!

p.s. I don't thin I'm gonna buy the factory sets it up for 300 lbs thing though.

p.s. I don't thin I'm gonna buy the factory sets it up for 300 lbs thing though.

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O' so your bike didn't come with rear pegs? :roll: :lol2:

No matter what, the bike is not set for anyone. The rear is too hard and the front is too soft for most everyone. Get the right springs in it for a start and you will want more!

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HRC600RR said:

Yeah, the bike handles great but being that it is soft and my weight is heavier than what the bike is set up for.was just curious if I could improve for my weight.

I do my own work on my bike but have always stayed away from messing with the suspension. Some guys just play around and try stuff and really mess it up.

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Why not write down your current settings, and then play around. If you improve the feeling then great, if you make it worse just go back to the original settings that you wrote down and you're happy again. Just adjust 1 thing at a time and see how each adjustment feels. You'll soon figure out what makes the bike feel better or worse.

Get your weight with all your gear and go to a bike shop to order springs (about $100.) Be honest and tell them how you ride and where you ride.

Have the shop install the springs, set the sag, and tune your new suspension.

Write down all the setting and ride for a week to get used to the feel. Then change the one thing you think you need the most and repeat.

I started with the Sport Rider settings and moving from there. Those at least to me are a good starting point (a bit tooo hard though) but gets you in the realm of something decent.

Rippey

No 2up on factory pre-load

phatRC51 said:

First off every mfg. sets their bikes up for two up rideing and a total riding weight in excess of 300lbs.

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I am not too sure about this. I ran into some minor problems riding two up this past weekend in the twisties with my 120 pound wife and we ended up bottoming out a couple of times. Which rolled up my license plate and melted my hugger.

yeah bud my advice is get the thing respringed. then get your sag set up and go from there. make sure you get the front and rear sag set up though not just the front. also at the end of a wheelie right before it touches ground give it a little gas and it will make for a smoother landing and you wont bottom out as often :shock: