Tuono Suspension Setup

Hi Guys
I have an '08 Factory with 3000 miles on the clock. can anyone recommend a good suspension setup person/garage/dealer. My bike just feels a little loose and weaves a tad approaching 140. Tyres are super corsas pro and not squared off!

Unrelated but worth amention. my clocks are being replaced under warranty due to misting up irrespective of weather. Anyone else experiencing this?

:dunno

Take a trip up to southern Cross in Kilburn.

It's worth noting that "weaves a tad at 140" isn't really a problem is it? :lol
You could cure it by tightening your steering damper but it will make the steering heavier at low speeds.

It's easy enough to set it up youself. As long as you make a note of all your settings before you start, you can always undo it all. And only make one change at a time, so you know what makes a difference and what don't. The first place to start is by making sure you've got the tyre pressures right, the next step would be getting the sag set right for your weight, it's an easy enough job to do youself, but you do need another person to take the measurements.
I had a problem with a high speed weave that I cured by dialing in a bit more rebound at the back. there are several set-up guides on tinternet that you can refer to, I use this one.

The clock misting is a common issue, don't be suprised if the replacement clocks do the same :banghead, you might be better of stripping them yourself, drying and resealing them.

Tis best to set it up yourself..... i have had mine set up twice and each time i put it back to how i had it....
it seems tis better to set it up to how you want it rather than how someone else thinks you should have it.
Does that make sense??? fookin hope so... :lol

Another thing that makes you weave is your grip on the bars. A relaxed loose grip allows you to steer while you hold on with your legs and abs. One of the easiest handling fixes was me. Bent elbows, loose grip, then adjust. You will be amazed how well the bike steers.

Have to agree with Doug there, tis one of the things the California Race school go on about, too strong a grip.. upsets the bike sumit wicked, and of course leads to the dreaded 'Arm Pump'

Tuono Suspension

Thanks Mogster, Dave etc for sound advice. Will settle for DIY and relaxed grip - I thought it was. Chasing and passing Speed Triple probably encouraged too much adrenaline rush.

:cheers

Big T's seem to be a bit sensative for tyre pressure too. may be worth playing about with.

A loose fitting jacket will also cause a high speed weave

I'm resurrecting this thread ... before I attempt to tweak the springy bits I want to return my Tuono to standard settings (the previous owner must've been a big chap as everything is wound on).

I've been able to do the compression and rebound both ends and the preload to the forks but the rear shock is little more involved. So, can one of you nice chaps with a Factory tell me how many threads (peaks) you have showing above your locking ring on your Ohlins rear shock?

Mine is currently showing 12 threads and I know each thread is approx 1mm of preload so an answer to the above would be helpful.

One other query, will 3/16 of a turn make any difference to the fork preload? I've wound them both right out and marked the position - the right fork is 1/16 off from the scribed mark and the left fork 3/16... actually reading this back I suppose it's only 1/8 of a turn I'm concerned about. Should I set the preload to the scribed mark or my mark?

Cheers

Adam

adamski49 said:

I've been able to do the compression and rebound both ends and the preload to the forks but the rear shock is little more involved. So, can one of you nice chaps with a Factory tell me how many threads (peaks) you have showing above your locking ring on your Ohlins rear shock?

Mine is currently showing 12 threads and I know each thread is approx 1mm of preload so an answer to the above would be helpful.

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Rather than put it back to the factory setting, if your intending to tweak the suspension anyway, you might as well set it for your own weight from the start.

Dave

Having made an arse of trying to set up an Ohlins shock from scratch in the past I'd rather start from the 'standard' settings and tweak around that for now.

Adam