REAR SUSPENSION FAQ |
Complaint |
Cause |
Solution |
- too little negative suspension travel
- bike bucks through steering in ruts or when accelerating
- shock absorber appears immobile
- poor comfort
- overloading on front forks when travelling downhill or braking
- loosing grip on rear with hard braking
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- too much spring preload or
- too much tyre pressure
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- reduce spring preload
- fit softer spring if necessary
- reduce tyre pressure
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Complaint |
Cause |
Solution |
- bike dips too deeply
- too much negative suspension travel
- uncomfortable
- tendency to shocking
- wanders on uneven surfaces
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- not enough spring preload
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- increase spring preload
- fit harder spring if necessary
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Complaint |
Cause |
Solution |
- very uncomfortable
- rear wheel tends to bounce in fast bends especially when accelerating
- rear wheel bounces on uneven road
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- compression damping too hard or
- tyre pressure too hard
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- reduce compression damping
- reduce tyre pressure
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Complaint |
Cause |
Solution |
- bike shocks when suspension dips
- becomes unbalanced when shocking
- tendency to weave when accelerating out of bends
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- compression damping too soft
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- increase compression damping
- repair/replace worn shock
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Complaint |
Cause |
Solution |
- suspension extremely sluggish
- rear wheel unable to cope well with uneven surfaces
- uncomfortable
- tendency to weave in ruts
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- decrease rebound damping
- increase spring preload if necessary
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Complaint |
Cause |
Solution |
- bike suspension extremely lively
- tendency to surge
- constant activity at the rear
- rear wheel has tendency to bounce
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- increase rebound damping
- reduce spring preload if necessary
- repair/replace worn shock absorbers
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