Adjustment locations: Forks Rebound adjustment (if applicable)is located near the top of the fork. Compression adjustment (ifapplicable) is located near the bottom of the fork. Springpreload adjustment (if applicable) is generally hex style andlocated at the top of the fork. Lack of Rebound Symptoms: &bullForks are plush, but increasing speed causes loss of control andtraction &bull The motorcycle wallows and tends to run wide exitingthe turn causing fading traction and loss of control. &bull Whentaking a corner a speed, you experience front-end chatter, lossof traction and control. &bull Aggressive input at speed lessonscontrol and chassis attitude suffers. &bull Front end fails torecover after aggressive input over bumpy surfaces. Solution:Insufficient rebound. Increase rebound "gradually" until controland traction are optimized and chatter is gone. Too Much ReboundSymptoms: &bull Front end feels locked up resulting in harsh ride. &bullSuspension tucks in and fails to return, giving a harsh ride.Typically after the first bump, the bike will skip oversubsequent bumps and want to tuck the front. &bull Withacceleration, the front end will tank slap or shake violentlydue to lack of front wheel tire contact. Solution: Too muchrebound. Decrease rebound "gradually" until control and tractionare optimized. Lack of Compression Symptoms: &bull Front-end divesseverely, sometimes bottoming out over heavy bumps or duringaggressive breaking. &bull Front feels soft or vague similar to lackof rebound. &bull When bottoming, a clunk is heard.
This is due toreaching the bottom of fork travel. Solution: Insufficientcompression. Increase "gradually" until control and traction areoptimized. Too Much Compression Symptom: &bull Front end rides highthrough the corners, causing the bike to steer wide. It shouldmaintain the pre-determined sag, which will allow the steeringgeometry to remain constant. Solution: Decrease compression"gradually" until bike neither bottoms nor rides high. Symptom:&bull Front end chatters or shakes entering turns. This is due toincorrect oil height and/or too much low speed compressiondamping. Solution: First, verify that oil height is correct. Ifcorrect, then decrease compression "gradually" until chatteringand shaking ceases. Symptom: &bull Bumps and ripples are feltdirectly in the triple clamps and through the chassis. Thiscauses the front wheel to bounce over bumps. Solution: Decreasecompression "gradually" until control is regained. Symptom: &bullRide is generally hard, and gets even harder when braking orentering turns. Solution: Decrease compression "gradually" untilcontrol is regained. Adjustment Locations: Rear Shock Reboundadjustment (if applicable) is located at the bottom of theshock. Compression adjustment (if applicable) is located on thereservoir. Spring prelude is located at the top of the shock.Shock: Lack of Rebound Symptoms: &bull The ride will feel soft orvague and as speed increases, the rear end will want to wallowand/or weave over bumpy surfaces and traction suffers. &bull Loss oftraction will cause rear end to pogo or chatter due to shockreturning too fast on exiting a corner. Solution: Insufficientrebound - Increase rebound until wallowing and weavingdisappears and control and traction are optimized. Shock: TooMuch Rebound Symptoms: &bull Ride is harsh, suspension control islimited and traction is lost. &bull Rear end will pack in, forcingthe bike wide in corners, due to rear squat. It will slowsteering because front end is riding high. &bull When rear end packsin, tires generally will overheat and will skip over bumps. &bullWhen chopping throttle, rear end will tend to skip or hop onentries. Solution: Too much rebound. Decrease rebound"gradually" until harsh ride is gone and traction is regained.Decrease rebound to keep rear end from packing. Shock: Lack ofCompression Symptoms: &bull The bike will not turn in entering aturn. &bull With bottoming, control and traction are lost. &bull Withexcessive rear end squat, when accelerating out of corners, thebike will tend to steer wide. Solution: Insufficientcompression. Increase compression "gradually until traction andcontrol is optimized and/or excessive rear end squat is gone.Shock: Too Much Compression Symptoms: &bull Ride is harsh, but notas bad as too much rebound. As speed increases, so doesharshness. &bull There is very little rear end squat. This willcause loss of traction/sliding. Tire will overheat. &bull Rear endwill want to kick when going over medium to large bumps.Solution: Decrease compression until harshness is gone. Decreasecompression until sliding stops and traction is regained.