Suspension Adjustment Guidelines
146 Adjustments for Competition
Adjustments for Too Soft/Stiff On Part Of Travel
Symptom Action
Soft
suspension
Initial travel too soft:
• Steering is too quick.
• Front end darts while cornering or riding in a straight line.
– Decrease the left fork balance chamber air pressure in increments of 3.6 psi (25 kPa,
0.3 kgf/cm
2
) within minimum pressure.
If initial travel is still soft after decreasing the balance chamber air pressure:
– Test stiffer compression damping adjustments in one-click increments.
– Increase rebound damping in one-click increments.
Middle travel too soft:
• Front end dives when cornering.
– Increase the left fork inner chamber air pressure in increments of 3.6 psi (25 kPa,
0.3 kgf/cm
2
) within maximum pressure.
If middle travel is still soft after adjusting the inner chamber air pressure:
– Test stiffer compression damping adjustments in one-click increments.
– Increase rebound damping in one-click increments.
If other part of travel is too stiff, see “Initial travel too stiff” or “Final travel too stiff” on
this chart.
Final travel too soft:
• Bottoms on landings.
• Bottoms on large bumps, especially downhill bumps.
– Increase the left fork outer chamber air pressure in increments of 1.5 psi (10 kPa,
0.1 kgf/cm
2
) within maximum pressure.
If final travel is still soft after increasing the outer chamber air pressure:
– Test stiffer compression damping adjustments in one-click increments.
– Increase rebound damping in one-click increments.
Stiff
suspension
Initial travel too stiff:
• Stiff on small bumps while riding at full throttle in a straight line.
• Stiff on small cornering bumps.
• Front end wanders while riding at full throttle in a straight line.
– Increase the left fork balance chamber air pressure in increments of 3.6 psi (25 kPa,
0.3 kgf/cm
2
) within maximum pressure.
If initial travel is still stiff after increasing the balance chamber air pressure:
– Test softer compression damping adjustments in one-click increments.
– Reduce rebound damping in one-click increments.
Middle travel too stiff:
• Stiff on bumps when cornering.
• Front end wanders when cornering.
• Stiff suspension on bumps, especially downhill bumps.
• While braking, front end dives during initial travel, then feels stiff.
– Decrease the left fork inner chamber air pressure in increments of 3.6 psi (25 kPa,
0.3 kgf/cm
2
) within minimum pressure.
If middle travel is still stiff after adjusting the inner chamber air pressure:
– Test softer compression damping adjustments in one-click increments.
– Reduce rebound damping in one-click increments.
If other part of travel is too soft, see “Initial travel too soft” or “Final travel too soft” on
this chart.
Final travel too stiff:
• Doesn’t bottom on landings, but feels stiff.
• Stiff on large bumps, especially downhill bumps.
• Stiff on large bumps when cornering.
– Decrease the outer chamber air pressure in increments of 1.5 psi (10 kPa, 0.1 kgf/
cm
2
) within minimum pressure.
If final travel is still stiff after adjusting the outer chamber air pressure:
– Test softer compression damping adjustments in one-click increments.
– Reduce rebound damping in one-click increments.
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