Front fork adjustment

What effect would stifening the front suspension do for a ride?
I find the front diving a fair bit under serious braking.
Would it make it more stable or would I be better off leaving it to the pros?

Seem to remember last time we met up you had the contents of your right front fork all over the caliper and pavement! LOL

Have you sorted out that leak yet??

Too stiff and it makes the front end a pig to control, the slightest bump unsettles the bike and makes it a rather nervous ride.

If your oil levels are all spot on and you've used the correct oil then given you're about the same weight as me somewhere around the stock settings should be spot on for you.

PS. They all dive under hard braking, as long as it doesn't bottom out on the forks then your good to go!!

to control the rate in which the forks dive mate you need to adjust the compression damping , as amb67 says assumoing that the oil levels are fine!

Try factory settings and work from there!

If these feel strange or awkward then soften the settings up you'll get better feedback with the suspension being softer but the dive will be there , its a balancing act until it feels good for you!

amb67 said:

Seem to remember last time we met up you had the contents of your right front fork all over the caliper and pavement! LOL

Have you sorted out that leak yet??

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You're forgetting my front discs.
Yeah, it's all sorted out.

PS: What is compression damping??:confused

its the setting that dampens the compression :biggrin

BB1000 said:

its the setting that dampens the compression :biggrin

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Apology, but english is not my first and native language. Dampening the compression means making it softer or slower??:confused

Less dampening would make forks softer - more dive on braking.
More dampening would make forks harder - less dive on braking.
It's a balance between dive and comfort. Make sure everything's in good condition, to manufacturers spec. and standard settings first, then read 'Fusebox's' suspension guide and experiment from there.:thumbup

mkw007 said:

Less dampening would make forks softer - more dive on braking.
More dampening would make forks harder - less dive on braking.
It's a balance between dive and comfort. Make sure everything's in good condition, to manufacturers spec. and standard settings first, then read 'Fusebox's' suspension guide and experiment from there.:thumbup

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Thanks for the English version.:thumbup

compression damping controls the rate at which the shock compresses ( shortens )
rebound damping controls the rate at which the shock extends after it was compressed.

Settings will largely depend on the type of road surface u want to go fast on. For example : we often go out on a 22km stretch with about 59 turns and variable surface. There are 3 turns with ' bumps ' that has a tendency to want to throw u out of ur seat when the rear shock decompresses again. my resolve was to tighten up rebound damping, so the shock does not decompress so rapidly after being almost bottomed out. Now i can go through at speed and stay in the seat and not sit 6 inches above it after the bumps. My mates setup is different and he is forced to slow down or **** himself.

Corsa_RSVR said:

My mates setup is different and he is forced to slow down or **** himself.

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Now the technical discussion is getting to the point where I can relate to it LOL :devious

IanG said:

Now the technical discussion is getting to the point where I can relate to it LOL :devious

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How do you control the compression damping and that other thing you mentioned lol

Ive got a screw on the end of the black thingy that holds the wheel on and I ve got another one on the top where i put those alloy red things that i bought off ebay for next to nothing.