Guest lawrenceofsuburbia Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I find the suspension far too harsh for my relatively light 80kg. Don't know much about fine-tuning it, and the Owner's Manual, while helpful to a degree and well-illustrated, only gives guidance on 'how-to', not 'why'. It may not be acceptable for me to mention it here for protocol reasons, but may I suggest that anyone else in the same boat should Google <Go-Star Racing> for an extremely simple and helpful guide to tuning suspension. A printable PDF file is on the site too. I'm going to follow their guide in hope of improving the dreadful ride I'm getting. It appears that Go-Star is a volunteer UK-based motorcyclist group, much into this self-help stuff. L of S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussietracer Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I posted a thread for a 80kg-95kg frame in suspension subforum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruizin Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Moving this to the suspension board. Please guys, how many general suspension threads do we need? Yamaha FZ-10 Forum Yamaha FZ-07 Forum Yamaha Ténéré 700 Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobby7 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Aussietracer you've firmed your suspension up. I'm 70kg and I also find the suspension very harsh on some of the roads that I ride. I've been kicked out of the seat on straights and feel quite unnerved on bumpy corners. Bike doesn't feel planted. I didn't notice this when I took out a pillion though, whether I was riding a bit slower or the extra weight helped, maybe a bit of both. I might try experimenting by softening things up one at a time to see what might help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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