Rear suspension adjustment nt700

[maurice]

Re new ntv700. Any guidance on how I should set the rear suspension. I weigh 14 st and am finding the standard '11 clicks' as recommended in the owners manual does not give very good handling. I am now trying 16 clicks from the softest setting. Has anyone found a more detailed guide to weight/settings?

Thanks

[Buzzin (^_^)]

I don't know the exact settings on the deauville.
Only thing I know: the tighter the suspension the better the handling will be.....be the ride will be less comfortable.

[rj2para (Bisto)]

This thread may help.

www.ntvhonda.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=help&thread=1571&page=1

[McF]

Mar 4, 2012 15:37:33 GMT 1 Buzzin (^_^) said:

Only thing I know: the tighter the suspension the better the handling will be

I disagree, replace the suspension with a rigid rear end (the ultimate tight suspension) and the handling is going to be rubbish and very uncomfortable.

For Maurice - it's all about personal preference and a lot depends not just on the weight being carried (you, passenger and any luggage) but also style of riding, types of roads you're riding on and a lot of variables including ambient temperature, condition of bearings, tyres and your suspension components.

Anything you refer to in a manual, or recommendations from other people are only a guide.

I suggest you put everything in the middle, confirm tyres at optimum pressure and go for a ride at a typical pace on a typical road.
Then adjust one setting, take it to a maximum or minimum of the range and repeat the ride to see how it feels
when you have done that, put back to the middle of the range and try again with a different setting

Main thing to understand is what spring and damper do:
Lots of spring pre load makes a higher effort required to compress the spring and usually how far it compresses.
Damper controls the bounce. Less damper means the spring will oscillate a lot after a bump

[Tony]

I need to replace rear suspension on my 07 NT 700 any tips
Regards Tony