How do you adjust enduro suspension?

How do you adjust enduro suspension?

SettinG the Rebound: Reduce the rebound damping by turning the rebound adjuster (bottom adjuster on shock) counter clockwise until the rear end begins to hop or feel loose. Then turn the adjuster back in clockwise a few clicks to increase the rebound damping until the sensation goes away.

How do I make my bike suspension more bouncy?

Stand next to your bike and compress the fork with your body weight. Quickly release the fork and let it bounce back. Adjust the rebound until the fork rebounds as fast as possible without causing the front wheel to ‘jump’ off the ground.

How do I make my dirt bike suspension softer?

There is no correct measurement. To adjust your sag, you will need a hammer and punch, or a specialty tool offered by the manufacturer. After you loosen the shock spring lockring, turn the spring preload ring to increase or decrease sag. A general rule of thumb is that one complete turn changes the sag by about 3mm.

How do I adjust my KTM suspension?

The fork spring preload on a KTM can be adjusted by turning the nut beneath the damper knob at the top of the fork. Turning clockwise will increase preload, turning counterclockwise will decrease the preload.

How do I stiffen my rear suspension?

How to Stiffen a Rear Suspension

1. Replace the rear shock absorbers with coil-over models.
2. Replace the rear sway bar bushings with polyurethane.
3. Replace the rear leaf spring shackles with longer dimensions.
4. Add hardware that the vehicle did not come with, but was an option/upgrade for the model.

How do you adjust a sag?

To change the sag, use a long punch and a large hammer to loosen the spring locking nut on the shock. 4. Then, turn the spring with your hand to adjust the rear spring preload. Make sure that when you’re turning the spring, the preload nut is also turning.

How does the Enduro suspension affect the bike?

The rear of the bike felt to ride two-inches higher. And with the rear now riding higher there was less distance for the rider to transition from standing to seated. The bike turned better and landing off jumps it didn’t crash through its stroke so much. Accelerating there was less squat.

How to set up suspension on a bike?

In part one of our suspension setup guide (for dummies) we looked at setting up the bike to suit you. That invoved installing the right spring rates into the suspension, setting the handlebars, sorting the appropriate seat height – and only then setting the sag (usually the one and only job done by 95% of the paddock – including us!).

What should spring SAG be for enduro suspension?

With the shock still located in the frame it takes barely 5-minutes more – so simple is PDS. With the correct spring weight now fitted we measured again and with a static sag of 34mm we got a rider sag of 110mm – bang centre in the range. Test riding this, the difference was a night-and-day improvement.

What should my static sag be on my enduro bike?

So wear your kit or your suspension set-up will not be accurate. Also, don’t take it for granted that if you set the sag last month that it’s still correct today. This bike had just come back from a professional bike test, yet when we checked the settings it had a static sag of 41mm (KTM’s recommendation is 33-35mm).