How to SET your SUSPENSION | Scrambler Adventure Tips EP 4

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Suspension is something everyone asks questions about so I've decided to do a TWO PART in-depth video on how to understand the basics and adjust your Scrambler (or Adv bike) Suspension.
The next episode for my series of Scrambler Adventure / DIY / Hacks / Tips videos where I'm going through things I've learned when it comes to riding off-road, adventuring, camping, or just basic maintenance!
If I missed something, feel free to politely mention it in the comments below and I'll do my best to fix or update it in my next videos.
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0:00 Intro
0:49 MAINTENANCE
2:29 SETTING PRE-LOAD
5:16 SETTING COMP
6:31 SETTING TENSION
8:13 FRONT SUSPENSION
9:29 TESTING + ADJUSTING
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@lifeofascrambler Год назад

UPDATE: I made a slight error RE: Adjusting FRONT PRELOAD! You can adjust the top gold Hex Nuts (clockwise = more preload) so I will try to update you with a video in the near future!

@kipsmith2017 Месяц назад

For the rear shock before you take the measurement you need to lift the bike up off the ground. Then lower back to ground, sit on it and then do your 1/3 preload. You don't take the first measurement with the bike weight compressing the spring.

@SpaceSnaxxx Год назад

I just got my Scrambler 1200 XE and this tutorial is super helpful in 1.) Getting to know the bike setup in general and 2.) Preparing for future adventures. It was fairly clear and explained well with good visualizations. Thank you very much!

@lifeofascrambler Год назад

Glad I could help! There’s plenty more coming out every week - probably going over camping gear next week!

@markcowan1788 Год назад

Great tutorial. Suddenly suspension adjustment makes sense. The moving graphics are a great help. Well done 👍👍👍👍

@lifeofascrambler Год назад

Thanks! Glad it was helpful, and I plan to do more in the future!

@scotty_beast_rider Год назад

Another top video. I really appreciate your content 👍👍

@lifeofascrambler Год назад

Thanks mate!

@FlorianWerner Год назад

You put out good content: useful and well structured & edited. Cheers mate!

@lifeofascrambler Год назад

Thank you!

@highflyingbean Год назад

Thank you for this video!

@lifeofascrambler Год назад

No worries! Hopefully it helps

@sergiofurtado3107 5 месяцев назад

Tanks for PT-BR

@robynmolle5842 Год назад

Thanks for the work you put into this video. Steve S is correct the gold hex nuts on the front forks adjust preload.

@lifeofascrambler Год назад

Thanks Robyn! I will make sure I update the next suspension video with some more info!

@vitor955 Год назад

Thanks a lot. Very well done !

@lifeofascrambler Год назад

No worries! I’ve got plenty more content coming soon too, so stay tuned! 🤙🏼

@vitor955 Год назад

@@lifeofascrambler Great news. Cheers from Lisbon, Portugal.

@kenttramel1116 Год назад

You might add for your veiwers how important it is to not get your chain too tight. I took the shocks off to compare the manual recomended slack measurement and found that setting to be too tight when wheel travels toward full compression. Great vids!! Thankyou!

@D001lz Год назад

Brilliant videos - might be worth a mention to undo the plastic locking grubscrew in the top collar of the shocks to adjust rear preload. Great explanations, certainly helps me understand the suspension settings a bit more. Thanks again for mentioning the potential faults, such as the bolts being tight enough and spring wear on the shock(if not adjusted).

@lifeofascrambler Год назад

Thanks! Yeh that’s a good point, I did forget that!

@ginoasci2876 2 месяца назад

On the front forks there is a place to adjust with a screwdriver, there is also a nut you can adjust with a socket. What does the nut adjust ?

@lifeofascrambler 2 месяца назад

Good pickup! Working on an update to this video, but the nut does apparently adjust preload, but it’s only covered in some workshop manuals (post 2022 I think) so it’s unclear if that’s across all year models or not. Best bet is to mark where it is, and try turning it to see how it affects your suspension. Try putting a zip tie around the fork lower, compress the shocks and it should slide down and stay in place. Then turn the nut and compress them again - if they push it down further you’re reducing preload, if it stays put then you’re likely increasing preload!

@ginoasci2876 2 месяца назад

@@lifeofascrambler : thank you

@AdonBuckley Год назад

Hey , I just spoke with a Ohlins rep and they will sell you the “wear sticker” as a stand alone item. Cheap and easy fix!

@lifeofascrambler Год назад

Wow I love that idea! Thanks, I’ll let people know!

@robertomagni5134 Год назад

grazie for my scrambler 1200xe.... from Roma italy

@lifeofascrambler Год назад

Awesome thanks! Glad I could help 🤙🏼 how long have you had your scrambler?

@iamReef Год назад

Cheers cobber

@nunoemcasa Год назад

Thanks for the great video. At the front suspension what is the diference between the yellow and black screws?

@lifeofascrambler Год назад

Correct! That was a test 🤔😅

@briand9513 Год назад

Great explanation.. please tell me the tail tidy and rear turn signals that you are using. Looks great!

@lifeofascrambler Год назад

I actually made my own tail tidy, using a plasma cutter, because it just needs to slide up and bolt on to the tail. The turn signals are Kelpi Custom moto and are awesome I have a Mods video you should check out - goes into detail and shows how bright they are!

@briand9513 Год назад

@@lifeofascrambler thanks! I'll head over and check out the video!

@73bennyj 4 месяца назад

Increased rebound SLOWS rebound. You said it back wards. Slow is not soft. Soft or “less” rebound is faster release.

@lifeofascrambler 4 месяца назад

Thanks that’s a great clarification!

@tylerjones6367 10 месяцев назад

Flat out amazing video and so, so helpful. Thank you! Echoing a question from before - when working with measurements for the sag, should you measure vertical distance between two points or should you measure length of travel of the suspension arm?

@lifeofascrambler 9 месяцев назад

Thanks! Great question, I believe it is the vertical distance between two points, not the suspension arm itself. I’ll need to make a clarification at some stage 😅

@wheelsandwander Год назад

The fork adjustment makes so much sense now 🤣 Say we're taking a pillion in an on road situation, would we be adjusting the rear springs or could we just adjust the compression to take into account the extra weight?

@lifeofascrambler Год назад

Great question! You can do both but yeh I would recommend maybe winding on a bit more preload too - I forgot that because I never take pillions 😂

@FlorianWerner Год назад

If you take on a pillion or any luggage weight you need to add preload, especially to rear, to bring back the proper sag of the shocks. Of course, that is considering you already had set the proper sag to account for your weight fully geared up sitting on the bike. Typically 30-33% of total suspension travel

@TommyNitro 5 месяцев назад

I'd like to have the XC version, which unfortunately is no longer in production. I have better bikes for more hardcore off road.

@panyawatmuangtham6968 Год назад

Hi! Wonder what tail-tidy do you use? Looks good!

@lifeofascrambler Год назад

Thanks! It’s a custom tail tidy I designed and cut myself actually 😅 the indicators are Kelpi Custom Moto and they’re super bright

@Watch_Papa 10 месяцев назад

Shouldn’t the preload first measurement be taken with the wheelOff the ground fully unloaded?

@bobjohnson1633 7 месяцев назад

No. That's how you would measure the total compression or the total suspension travel. We know the be and xc models have front/back 250/250 and 200/200 respectively. Then you determine 33% of that total travel. That's the 83 number. 66 on the xc.

@kipsmith2017 Месяц назад

I agree, the Ohlins rep will tell you take the weight off for the 1st measurement.

@franckbeillard Год назад

Hello, You mention at 08:30 springs you can buy adjusted to your weight. I would like to know where you can buy them? I searched on internet since last 2 years for these springs without success. Thanks and cheers from Canada!

@lifeofascrambler Год назад

They’re usually available from custom spring / suspension places, I haven’t done it myself but have heard from mechanic buddies who have done it with diff bikes, and I think I was referring to the front forks, because the rear is a dual stage spring I think the only people that do the rear springs are TEC bike parts?!

@franckbeillard Год назад

@@lifeofascrambler yes, I am talking about the front springs. Rear are fine.

@steves6614 Год назад

My 2020 XC has front preload adjustment. I think you use a 19mm socket to adjust. Or am I wrong?

@lifeofascrambler Год назад

Nope you’re right! I completely missed that part so I’ll have to update it!

@steves6614 Год назад

@@lifeofascrambler great stuff! I just returned from what should have been a 10,000 mile ride cut short at 6,000 miles. 50% off road. Brace holding the radiator fan failed and the fan pierced the radiator.

@lifeofascrambler Год назад

@@steves6614 no way that sucks! I’ve never heard of that happening but it’s definitely not something that should ever happen. I guess the vibration wouldn’t help but still…

@nunoemcasa Год назад

@@lifeofascrambler I am aware of that problem in another scrambler in Brazil. The radiator support broke and then some other part of the radiator’s support punctured the radiator. I am not sure if after 2021 they changed the design for supporting the radiator…

@harowerks44 Год назад

The plastic type film showing wear marks on the outside of the shock body is a wear item and easily replaced. Can happen from mud and grit getting on the shock body and then the black plastic sleeve between the 2 springs moves it up and down on the shock body during compression. Glasshouse would be a shocker for that kind of wear when it's a bit damp. :)

@noelprovan4096 Год назад

When adjusting the rear compression, the clicker doesn’t appear to have a stop, when rotating the clicker clockwise. Right or left side. Any help would be appreciated.

@lifeofascrambler Год назад

That’s strange? So what happens when you keep winding the clicker?

@noelprovan4096 Год назад

@@lifeofascrambler nothing, keeps turning, not sure how the compression is affected. No reference point either side

@iamReef Год назад

Cobber! 😂

@lifeofascrambler Год назад

No worries m8!

@bobjohnson1633 7 месяцев назад

They made these bikes for skinny guys that don't eat and don't lift weights. Gotta buy new stiffer springs.