I looked at the service manual and could not find any indication that the shock could opened and rebuilt. It seems to say to replace it if there are any problems.SpeedStar said:
That is probably the real question to ask here. i am a culprit myself, in that I only adjust the stiffness (bick turnable black knob on rear shock) for load when I get the wife to join on the ride. I know that the rebound is adjustable, but what is the effect of adjusting it in practical layman terms. ???Koinz said:
To stop the bounce back effect hence the word "rebound". Which in effect controls a shock's rate of extension motion after compressing. Soft rebound the shock springs back quickly, hard rebound a shock is slow to spring back. Not enough rebound into a shock and the bounce back will happen, not good for riding quickly over rough terrain. To much hard rebound and the shock will "pack in". This occur's when the shock does not extend out before being pounded back in on the next stroke. Again not good but usually you don't see this unless the person adjusting the shock does not know what he/she is doing.Yahmy said:
It's just YAMAHA's way of getting their dodgy bash plate away from the ground as quickly as possible.roy said:
I wonder if the Wilbers from the TDM will fit in the Tenere? Seems more likely than the Strom shock fitting. Plus, this Wilbers is completely surplus right now; it's sitting in a box under my workbench. I put the TDM back to stock because I lost weight and my Wilbers shock became too harsh. But the Tenere weighs more than the TDM so it might just work out for the best. Hmmm...SpeedStar said:
Good points and yes it all goes back to SETUP. I prefer Ohlins USA because Mike Fitzgerald (aka thermosman) is a legend when it comes to suspension. He started out at Traxxion a long time ago. Ego's got the best of folks and he broke away. Good thing in a way. Most of your top AMA teams seek out his help on the grid but he has not forgot his roots. I have his cell number on my phone and can call him anytime and he will help me out. Makes no difference if he is at a AMA race weekend or not he takes the time to help. Traxxion is good as well but I don't think their service after the sell is as good. Max is too much about the dollar. Mike taught me a ton of suspension in's and out's at no charge. I am not an expert but I can make my own bike handle pretty good. That is very important when tires cost $350+ and a rear can be eat up in one practice session on a bad setup. Or worse you could crash $$$$. I suspect but do not know this but the S10 stock suspension is pretty good out of the box if you don't weigh 250+ or more. Even then it may work fine if you don't push hard which most won't. I currently have a GSXR600 that is on rails with Ohlins and with this setup I can burn 1:00 flat laptimes at Talladega (not the car track) and 1:35's at Barber. When the suspension get's tired (need a service) those laptimes rise as much as 4 seconds and the blisters pop up on my hands. I am talking warp speeds here. As a road bike I find that 95% of the stock components are more than enough for just about everyone unless you are a big person.markjenn said:
that is funnyGrahamD said:It's just YAMAHA's way of getting their dodgy bash plate away from the ground as quickly as possible.
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