jonmue Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 This is my 1st post, so hello to all. I've had my FJ-09 for several months and come from a 1st gen FZ1. I've been riding for about 45 or so years. I know there are lots of suspension posts, but I'm wondering if someone can clearly state front fork/rear shock settings for a 200 lb rider who rides a lot of (sketchy) Maine backroads. Any advice is really appreciated, even just as a starting point. Bouncing around a lot right now (ah, yes... the "seat"). Also, please, I'm only going to have the stock forks, springs, shock (2016) available for now... nothing aftermarket for a while. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duhs10 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Welcome again to the forum.... Have you tried doing a keyword search for suspension settings or stock suspension? There have been many discussions regarding suspension settings. Step 1 would be to try to get rider sag set as close as possible to the 30% os suspension travel mark. I believe that should be around 40-45mm of sag. This will likely take a significant amount of the preload adjustment on the stock springs (I would guess 2-3 lines showing). Same for rear, i think it's around 30-35mm sag but I cant remember the total suspension travel in the rear so take that with a grain of salt. As far as rebound I would set it to about 6-8 clicks out from all the way in and make small adjustments until it feels right. I know you asked for specific settings on stock suspension and perhaps someone else will provide them... but I've had aftermarket suspension for some time now and am going off of memory regarding stock settings. Also suspension is somewhat subjective as well in terms if how you want the bike to feel. '15 FJ-09 w/ lots of extras... Fayetteville, GA, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonmue Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 Thats really helpful and just what I was looking for, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mainjet Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Minimum preload on rear Maximum preload on fork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcal616 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 At 200# or more stock suspension is past its limit via general consensus... stock suspension is good till approx 170#... 2012 wr250f - C-class 30+ age group 2015 fz-07- Hordpower Edition-80whp 2015 fj-09- Graves Exhaust w/Woolich tune by 2WDW @120whp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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