Fri Sep 20 10:31:10 1996 - Message No. 4
From: Sture Qvarfordt

Subject: Re: Shock Absorber


Phoebus Katsanos wrote:
>=20
> At 07:26 =F0.=EC. 17/09/1996 -0700, Stefan wrote:
> >Hi everyone,
> >can someone explain to me what the easiest way is, to adjust the heigh=
t
> >of the shock absorber without disassembling the hole bike?
> >Regards
> >Stefan
> -----
> Just wrote the answer from Martin and he is right about the met=
hod,
> but because the AT is so heavy, turning the screw doesnt really get the=
bike
> much taller, it mostly increases the preload of the spring... (I think.=
.. )
> Hej allesammans,
To adjust the hight of the bike with the spring load is not very wise. Of=
course=20
will a high preload on the spring prevent the bike from "sagging" as much=
as it=20
should, it would be higher, but the road performance will be affected, pr=
opably=20
more than you want.
Cited from =D6hlins (about a general type of enduro):=20
Bike without driver =3D sag about 25-30mm. Bike in driving position with =
driver=20
should give a sag 95mm +-5mm.
I'm not sure about the specifics for the AT, I don't have any mechanics h=
andbook.
Maybe someone else on the list could fill in here.

I'll see if I could scan the instruction from =D6hlins and send it to the=
tip=20
database. It contains some information about trouble shooting suspension.

/Sture Q.


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