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Rear suspension set up

PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 3:22 pm
by keithcross
My 17 year old son has a 125 SM and is having prblems with the rear suspension. I think it needs a bit more preload.
He weights 15½ stone, 95.25Kgs or 210 pounds.
Any ideas?

Keith

rear spring 125cc

PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 6:28 pm
by DAVID THOMPSON
here is shop manual on the rt 125
hope this helps i weigh 220 lb and mine is still set to factory setting

search words rearshock rearspring

PostPosted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:22 pm
by Drew
FWIW, mine's pretty much cranked up all the way (185 lbs w/o gear). I'll double-check that tomorrow. It was set up that way by a suspension specialist at the last trackday I went to.

Following that, Wilbers makes a rear shock assembly (I think the PN is 630-603-00), but that's probably in the ballpark of $600. Whatever the cost, it's more than I'm willing to spend :(

PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:31 am
by keithcross
If your shock has been adjusted, could you measure the amount of thread showing please.

Keith

PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:56 am
by janraafi
yeah..i have adjust mine to be higher..coz im a six footer, but mine look still low to compare to my friends...whats with it....is mine not good anymore... :?