This video explains how to adjust your dirtbike's compression and rebound settings on the forks and rear shock. Motion Pro Bleeder Screw: www.rockymountainatvmc.com/p/...
I'm learning this for street riding on my DRZ400SM. I'm planning on riding with a passenger and to compensate for the extra weight, should I stiffen up the high and low speed compression? Also should I just stiffen the rear or the front too? Thanks.
Should be able to find online, usually a good starting point is half way out from all the way in. So if you have 12 clicks, set it at 6 and go from there
It doesn’t matter, you’re adjusting how open a valve is inside of the fork to allow oil flow. The air builds up on top so it doesn’t affect it in any way.
I have a kx250f, and the front shocks only have the adjustment screws on the left side, but not on the right... Do you know if am I missing parts or is it designed that way?
GR.motors I did some research and I think they’re sff shocks or whatever, but I still don’t understand how I’m supposed to adjust them with only one side
Yeah it’s the separate function fork. So only one fork has a spring in it and the other controls your dampening. So the one with the controls you see on top is your Compression (stiffness) adjustments, and the same fork has the rebound (how fast or slow the fork returns to extended position after you hit a bump or jump) adjustment on the bottom of it. The other fork has a blue hex nut on top, it turns. It adjusts the preload (how high or low the front of the bike sits)
@GRmotors I bought the bike used..alot of mods..seems like more towards street..had a 14/48 gear set...changing back to a 13/51...just seems really stiff like riding a jackhammer..
@rossokeefe9268 May be sprung or valved too stiff for your weight. But for the clickers I would run the compression and rebound all the way in and then all the way out and see how many clicks there is. And then go half way back in. Do that on front and back and ride it like that and see what it feels like. That will get you close to stock settings.
It’s probably close to where it needs to be if the suspension is stock and settings haven’t been changed. But if it’s used the first step would be to get the suspension rebuilt to make sure it’s performing correctly and then adjust from there. Woods riding typically likes soft settings and slower rebound because of how rough it is
Ok, it probably goes by “turns” instead of “clicks”. So I would turn it two full turns and see what difference it makes and then if you can’t feel a difference go a few more turns until you are feel difference and then you can decide which way you want to go with it. Typically turning right will make it stiffer and left will make it softer
If your settings are screwed up, how do you return to standard factory setup? I can hardly feel or hear the clicks so I have no idea where my factory setup should be to begin fine tuning. Cheers
Sometimes you can find the factory settings in the bikes owner manual or online. If you can't find them I've heard the best thing to do is turn the screw all the way in or out and then go all the way the opposite way. Like if you turned it all the way in then go all the way back out and count how many clicks you hear. Once you know the number, say it clicks ten times, then start in the middle which would be 5 and work from there. Just don't over torque the screw, once you feel resistance don't force it or you could tear it up.
Thanks a bunch, I can feel it go a little loose where it would probably be a click, sometimes it's a click and others you can't hear at all so I'm feeling my way around. My manual states 10 clicks out is the standard setting, it was just knowing when I had any clicks, I think I may have it ok now, feels like every third of a turn sets of a click, does this sound right?
Just bought a used dirt bike. I've never had one before. But the top of my fork has two screws. One in the middle, and one off to the side. No letters or anything next to that one. Just looked at it again. I think it has to do with assembly. One was loose so it made me think it was an adjustment screw.
