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I already posted in race shop but no help so far so I thought I would try here.
I just switched from a RM 250 to a 2009 RMZ 450 and so far I am really impressed, I am not finding any negatives other than it is harder to start, but finding lots of pluses. I am looking for a bit of suspension set up tips as I am a novice at suspension settings, in the past I have just run my bikes the way they are and gotten used to it, but now riding this bike I realize it is better than what I have had in the past and would like to fine tune it a bit. I find the forks a bit harsh and the rear a bit harsh on braking bumps and acceleration bumps out of ruts. I understand the concept of compression and rebound but any tips would be helpful. Someone told me once that if you change one a couple clicks you need to do the same with the other?? Then I have also been told that's not the case?
Anyhow thanks in advance.
I just switched from a RM 250 to a 2009 RMZ 450 and so far I am really impressed, I am not finding any negatives other than it is harder to start, but finding lots of pluses. I am looking for a bit of suspension set up tips as I am a novice at suspension settings, in the past I have just run my bikes the way they are and gotten used to it, but now riding this bike I realize it is better than what I have had in the past and would like to fine tune it a bit. I find the forks a bit harsh and the rear a bit harsh on braking bumps and acceleration bumps out of ruts. I understand the concept of compression and rebound but any tips would be helpful. Someone told me once that if you change one a couple clicks you need to do the same with the other?? Then I have also been told that's not the case?
Anyhow thanks in advance.
pressure top: 170-5
pressure bottom: 180
Reb 20
Comp 15
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Sag 105
Reb 16
Comp 17
To get rid of harshness the oil need to flow easier,quicker.
I like to find a section ,ride it several times then make a large change and ride it several more times and make sure i feel the change.
In your case you want to open the compression on the fork.
Shocks can bleed oil both directions thru the rebound screw. Not sure about that bike.
I would note where you are now and open both rebound and compression,but at separate times.
Find that section with choppy exit and try to drive over it consistently till you know the feel,then open the rebound a turn or 2 and hit it again,several times.
The rebound is very common the culprit to harsh choppy ride.
You definitely want to make sure your sag is correct and spring is the correct rate which setting the sag tells you.
I take a screwdriver,stick it in the ground beside the track and spend hours adjusting and riding till I know what each setting feels like and how far i can go. Once you get it down then tracks become a frequency setting.
Sand tracks have long frequency whoops and dry clay tracks short frequency chop,thats how i looked at it anyways.
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I'm 155 lbs w/o gear, and mainly ride a hard pack track.
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