Rear shock to soft
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Re: Rear shock to soft
Ye sorry, I turned that anti-clockwise to stop then matched up the dots
Thanks anyway
Thanks anyway
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Re: Rear shock to soft
Fully clockwise is max damping, what effect does that have.
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Re: Rear shock to soft
It was fully clockwise, I turned it back
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Re: Rear shock to soft
forget the bmw shock, being an N model it should have the remote gas resevoir on it.
You can get these rebuilt to be like new for aroudn 100 quid and will be ideally well matched to your bike.. the later model shock is a decent shock when rebuilt especially considering the price.
Unless you spend the money getting either a shock built and setup for the nc30 or respring / revalvig a shock off another bike then you will most likely end up with something that "feels good" intially but wont perform like its supposed to under stress, you will most likely find this out when pushign the bike hard and the shock throws a wobbly and you loose the rear end.
If all your doing is pottering around the roads and never pushing the bike any shock will probbaly work to some extent but i still think for the money rebuilding the later shock is one of the chepeast, easiest to set up and most workable shock for general use.
The later shocks have a few adjustemsnts i think your getting them mixed up.
It sounds like you have a few issues.
You need to setup the spring preload first, this will set the sag of the bike based on the wegith of the bike and your own weight, then you can fiddle with the other adjustments that adjust how fast it responds.
http://www.gostar-racing.com/club/motor ... set-up.htm
have a look through this, it details on how the suspension compnents work and how to set them up. Worth trying to set it up properly before you decide if its in need of a rebuild or not.
http://www.gostar-racing.com/club/motor ... p.htm#Rear Preload
could just be worn out too
You can get these rebuilt to be like new for aroudn 100 quid and will be ideally well matched to your bike.. the later model shock is a decent shock when rebuilt especially considering the price.
Unless you spend the money getting either a shock built and setup for the nc30 or respring / revalvig a shock off another bike then you will most likely end up with something that "feels good" intially but wont perform like its supposed to under stress, you will most likely find this out when pushign the bike hard and the shock throws a wobbly and you loose the rear end.
If all your doing is pottering around the roads and never pushing the bike any shock will probbaly work to some extent but i still think for the money rebuilding the later shock is one of the chepeast, easiest to set up and most workable shock for general use.
The later shocks have a few adjustemsnts i think your getting them mixed up.
It sounds like you have a few issues.
You need to setup the spring preload first, this will set the sag of the bike based on the wegith of the bike and your own weight, then you can fiddle with the other adjustments that adjust how fast it responds.
http://www.gostar-racing.com/club/motor ... set-up.htm
have a look through this, it details on how the suspension compnents work and how to set them up. Worth trying to set it up properly before you decide if its in need of a rebuild or not.
http://www.gostar-racing.com/club/motor ... p.htm#Rear Preload
could just be worn out too
xivlia wrote:i dont go fast on this bike so really do not need a rear brake.. /
vic-vtrvfr wrote:Ask xivlia for help, he's tackled just about every problem u could think of...
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Re: Rear shock to soft
Great response thanks alot
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Re: Rear shock to soft
Next question...
Who can rebuild my shock and renew seal etc?
Who can rebuild my shock and renew seal etc?
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Re: Rear shock to soft
http://www.brooksuspension.co.uk/honda- ... rvice.html
these came up on google first result of nc30 shock rebuild.
bound to be others, Rick O might know somebody
these came up on google first result of nc30 shock rebuild.
bound to be others, Rick O might know somebody
xivlia wrote:i dont go fast on this bike so really do not need a rear brake.. /
vic-vtrvfr wrote:Ask xivlia for help, he's tackled just about every problem u could think of...
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Re: Rear shock to soft
Ye had a look at a few, at least £100 then depends whether there's any damage.
I may just pay £260 odd for a YSS.
Anyone got YSS shock and can let me know what they are like?
Best place to purchase?
I may just pay £260 odd for a YSS.
Anyone got YSS shock and can let me know what they are like?
Best place to purchase?
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Re: Rear shock to soft
I've not got a YSS one but have heard that they're quite good for the money, also try Hagon.
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Re: Rear shock to soft
Thanks