August 12, 200917 yr Howdy Chaps.... Just back from my first blast out on the new Evo 125........still surprised at how well it pulls! So, I weigh about 75kgs.......fork preload off, rebound fully open, rear shock rebound fully open, about 4 turns of preload..... Found the front to still be a bit slow and linear, the back too really (and the back felt a little too soft, too much sag bias on the rear....)....didn't really want to put any preload on the front as the back already seems a bit soft and biased..... Is there a limit to turns of preload on the rear?......coming from an mtb background, you never really want more than 2 full turns...........guessing you can give more turns on a motorcycle shock.....? keen to hear any experience/suggestions with this one.... Cheers....
August 13, 200917 yr Same with the MTB thing - you don't want too many turns. 1/3 sag is correct setting. Wind it up all you like but you will still go throught he travel too quickly. Don't worry about too many turns on the shock. Word is the rear spring is too soft from standard, and a bunch of people have swapped them out for a stronger unit. 2010 models have "revised suspension setting" which is BS for we got the 2009 wrong.
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