Hello Forum...
A quick question ... I've had my 18' S10ES for about 3yrs now & recently, I discovered that I prefer the S10 over my 17' Africa Twin when riding on fire / access roads. I'm a 'newbie' riding these big 'adventure' bikes off pavement, so I don't ride 'hard', just enough to kick the rear end out a bit to align myself for for the turn. My question is should I leave the the suspension setting 'soft' to soak up all the bumps or set it at harder setting since I tend to find hidden rock protrusions? I do drop the tire pressure to about 20~23psi & my preload is set at its highest. I tried the 'hardest' setting and the bike kept pushing the front end out. I guess I'm worried about blowing the fork seals when I unexpectedly hit a bump that I didn't see.
Thanks...
kmasa58
A quick question ... I've had my 18' S10ES for about 3yrs now & recently, I discovered that I prefer the S10 over my 17' Africa Twin when riding on fire / access roads. I'm a 'newbie' riding these big 'adventure' bikes off pavement, so I don't ride 'hard', just enough to kick the rear end out a bit to align myself for for the turn. My question is should I leave the the suspension setting 'soft' to soak up all the bumps or set it at harder setting since I tend to find hidden rock protrusions? I do drop the tire pressure to about 20~23psi & my preload is set at its highest. I tried the 'hardest' setting and the bike kept pushing the front end out. I guess I'm worried about blowing the fork seals when I unexpectedly hit a bump that I didn't see.
Thanks...
kmasa58