VeryFudgingRed Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Hi I bought a previously loved VFR800 just trying to get it dialed in and wanted to know what some of the stock suspension settings were. Front Forks: Overall fork length with full extension if possible Distance from stock triple clamp to fork cap - disregard clip ons as mine came with helibars Rear suspension: Shock length From here I'm hoping to then dial in suspension preload and then fool around with the adjustments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magneto Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Welcome to the board Red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeryFudgingRed Posted April 5, 2021 Author Share Posted April 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Magneto said: Welcome to the board Red. thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotama Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Suspension settings should be set up for 22mm of sag and this is best done with you sitting on the bike meaning set the suspension for your weight not what others have set for their weight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeryFudgingRed Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 2 hours ago, Gotama said: Suspension settings should be set up for 22mm of sag and this is best done with you sitting on the bike meaning set the suspension for your weight not what others have set for their weight Hi Gotama, Yes I'm familiar with how this is done, I wanted to basically zero the bike first and see it how it is at stock geometry and then I was going to tear through rebuilding the forks etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dash Posted April 6, 2021 Member Contributer Share Posted April 6, 2021 I believe the stock settings for my ‘08 are: Fork preload: 2nd groove from top Shock preload (using ABS-model remote preload adjuster): 7 clicks out from full soft according to owners manual or 7 clicks out from full hard according to service manual 🙄 Shock rebound damping: one and a quarter turn from full hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeryFudgingRed Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 11 minutes ago, Dash said: I believe the stock settings for my ‘08 are: Fork preload: 2nd groove from top Shock preload (using ABS-model remote preload adjuster): 7 clicks out from full soft according to owners manual or 7 clicks out from full hard according to service manual 🙄 Shock rebound damping: one and a quarter turn from full hard. Thanks I was referring to fork height at which point it is clamped to the triple tree - this has the effect on trail - which is part of the geometry. the Preload adjusters - are the mechanical compression of the fork springs. The shock rebound adjustment has to do with the control of fluid dynamics. The geometry I was referring to is the shock length, measured from eye to eye or eye to clevis. What I want to do is get the bike back to the showroom or factory handling characteristics and see how it behaves. Right now I know the correct suspension adjustment values and I know the geometry measurements but that's a single point, what I want to get is a second reference point so I know how to make my adjustments to optimize the bike for my desired riding behavior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Terry Posted April 9, 2021 Member Contributer Share Posted April 9, 2021 The stock fork position is 41mm from the top of the triple to the end of the fork tube according to the manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeryFudgingRed Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 On 4/8/2021 at 8:06 PM, Terry said: The stock fork position is 41mm from the top of the triple to the end of the fork tube according to the manual. Thank you sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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