Suspension setting for solo and heavy luggage on Gen 2 ES model

[Mr Bex]

I'm about to go on the first tour with my 2014 ES in a couple of days. I will be riding solo but with fully packed panniers + top box. Total weight of the luggage will probably be about 50 kilos (110 pounds) and I weigh about 85 kilos (185 pounds) myself. My question is whether I should put the preload setting to "solo rider + luggage" or to "rider with passenger - no luggage"? I.e. what sort of luggage weight does the solo rider + luggage take into account in reality? It's a big difference between some half-full soft luggage and a fully loaded set of panniers + top box. I'm thinking about putting it to rider with passenger - no luggage to begin with and maybe change it after a couple of days when there is less weight in the panniers. (From consuming food and beer.)

Experiences would be appreciated!

 

[Bryn]

Rider with passenger is what i go for

 

[kpduffy]

I would experiment between with rider and with rider + luggage. You may need to adjust for on vs off road as well.

 

[Mr Bex]

Really? So rider with luggage is not even an option then? Thanks for your input. Will consider it.

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[Ron Earp]

Unfortunately Yamaha appears not to have given ranges for the settings. It's be interesting to scale and shock dyno the presets but it'd be a fair amount of work. Probably easier to simply test them out and see what works best for you.

 

[Spaggy]

At 295 lbs all in, 2-up with luggage won't even cut it. I think Yamaha thinks 2-up with luggage is 2 tiny Japanese folks and a hand bag. You can measure your sag and see.

 

[WJBertrand]

I had to add a 30% stiffer rear spring to handle my weight (230lbs) and any luggage at all.


-Jeff

 

[Mr Bex]

When I ride solo without luggage I'm on the solo no luggage setting, just like recommended. I don't feel like the bike is too soft in the rear. Rather balanced actually. But taking your feedback into account I think I will start with the rider plus passenger, no luggage, setting to begin with and change it later if needed.

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