just recently got my first bike a 99 F4 and i heard you can get ur suspension turned up really good, ones that even tune ur suspension to your body weight, any places in bay area that can do this? or anyone recomend, how much does it usually charge?

 

reason being my bike is high, all my friends that have gotten on it say "damn its high" i mean i can still tip toe it no problem, my friend looked at the rear spring and said its all the way at the higehst position? ..what position is it suopse to be in?

 

doing more research i feel dumb.

i went on other sites and turns out what i thought was a adjustable coilover to adjust hieght is just spring preload, either way my spring preload is all the way at the top.

does anyone know what the stock suspsension settings all around the bike are suopse to be?

 

Your user's manual should have the stock settings detailed. If you can't find anything, I would suggest going to the middle of all the settings, and adjust from there.

Preload is to compensate for the rider's weight when said rider sits on the bike.

If you know someone who has set their sag before, or even two other friends who are interested in learning to do so, take the time and do it yourself. I had Race Tech do my track bike (since they were installing the components). After watching them set my sag, there's no doubt in my mind I could do it with the help of two friends (to hold the bike steady and take measurements). A wheel chock (a la Baxley Sport Chock) helps a lot in this scenario.

After the initial sag is set, you can fiddle with your preload/compression/rebound settings until you find something more appropriate to your style of riding.

Just remember, some bikes don't have that much adjustability in their suspension.

 

two highly recommended places (tunes most of AFM racers)
http://aftershocks-suspension.com/
http://le-suspension.com/

those places usually charge about $40 or so. I got my rear shock on my VFR revalved and reprung at Aftershocks and was pleased with their work

 

its relativly easy to do, and with alittle time and patience you can get it dialed in just right. Check out these settings for a starting point http://www.sportrider.com/bikes/146_susp_settings/

 

i'd recommend that you have a pro do it

 

well im just gonna set all my settings back to stock, i could do this by myself after reading a online manual, correct? the fine tuning and stuff i wouldnt do myself. but for setting back to stock settings is fine by urself?

 

Stock setting is crap. If you're going to reset the suspension and then take it to a shop to set it, you're wasting your time.

How much to you weigh?

 

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GP in anaheim

 

oops, bay area

 

phil at aftershocks has done my 1000RR and GSXR600.

http://aftershocks-suspension.com/

 

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im a heavy guy about 230

 

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stock wont really be effective for a guy your size. Anything above 170lbs, I suggest respringing and revalving your forks/shocks (pretty much everyone including the pros will agree with me). You're probably bottoming out the suspension right now if you ride semi-fast and thats assuming that your suspension setting is maxed out.

Unfortunately, about 90% of sportbike's stock suspension is targeted for a smaller person (about 150lbs). Give Aftershocks or LE and they'll tell you the same thing. Both places should be able to give you some advice and alternatives + provide you with a price each path. You can probably go the cheap way out and do just a repring which will probably run you about $250 for the forks and shock (good if you're planning on upgrading later on). You can go the whole way (respring/revalve + a upgraded rear shock) on a bike you plan to keep