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4 ADJUSTMENT AND SET UP
Stability and Traction
All motorcycles are designed with a suspension
geometry that includes ride height and fork
angle. If you change any of the components,
the suspension geometry can be changed.
Therefore it is very important that the front
and the rear ends match each other. The front
and the rear loaded heights must be within the
recommended measures.
Front Fork Springs
Öhlins Racing has a variety of front fork springs
available for a large number of motorcycle
models. The springs combined with the Öhlins
shock absorbers give a superior stability and
traction. Contact Öhlins for more information.
Warning!⚠
If there are no matching springs for your motorcycle
model, use the original springs, however, they must be in
good condition and not fatigued.
FGK
FKR
Setting up
If you test by trial and error and change the
different adjustment possibilities you can learn
how the different settings affect your motorcycle.
Always begin your setting by taking a test ride
with all adjustments at the recommended set
up. Choose a short run of varying character, for
example with long as well as sharp bends, hard
as well as soft bumps. Stay on the same run
and adjust only one setting at a time.
Recommended adjustment range
Rebound and compression damping:
±5 clicks from original (basic) setting.
For original setting see the Mounting
Instructions for your shock absorber. Set up your
rear suspension together with the front fork and
for all types of tracks that you want to optimize,
there are no set-ups that will be 100% perfect
on all tracks, you will need to compromise.
To ride safely and use less energy, prioritize:
• safety
• stability
• comfort
Basic guidelines
Rebound Damping
If the bike with spring, preload and the ride
height feels good but the bike runs low and
packs down under acceleration bumps, with too
wide line and/or lost comfort and traction, open
the rebound adjuster two [2] clicks.
If the bike is nervous and moving a lot or has a
high feeling entering corners, close the rebound
adjuster two [2] clicks. Fine tune one [1] click
at the time. Test run and make the necessary
adjustments.
Compression Damping
If the bike feels soft, unstable, is using too much
wheel travel although you have the perfect
spring for you; close the compression adjuster
two [2] clicks. This will control the wheel during
acceleration more, plus, it will help ride height
and falling through the stroke too quickly.
If the bike feels high, has bad grip at throttle
FGK and FKR kits
Öhlins Racing also produces complete Racing
Cartridge Systems to upgrade your front fork to
a higher performance level.
