06specialedition Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 What do you guys recommend me to run my stock rear shock on? My friend has the same bike and his rides so much more softer. I've set that knob on almost all the way soft and haven't noticed much of a change? I like my banshee to feel like a Cadillac when riding it I ride sand dunes and weigh about 215-220. Thanks HQ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 The looser the setting the less bumps will be felt. HAve you adjusted the coil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrMeyer Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 sounds like your in for a new rebuild and resprung. Having shocks set up for your weight and riding style is a major PLUS.... Only way to ride in my book. I will do suspension on a bike before I start doing motor mods. You will be able to ride and handle stuff 10x better then stock. My bike's handle like they are on rails. Shocks do take time to learn how to dial in but once you understand how on what does what... You will have one sweet ride you will not want to get off. But the bad side is that it is all $$$ to get it there. But I have never looked back. I try to rebuild my shocks now every two years of dune riding. If I ride all year round. I will put a new seal head in and fresh oil for the dunes. Other then than that. Having fresh shocks is sweet. If your wanting it to be softer. Back the preload up (spring nuts). If your starting to bottom out then you need to crank up the compression nob. I try to tune my shocks in so that I bottom out at least once a run. If your not bottoming out, then your not using the full suspension. The best starting place is to start with the compression and rebound settings in the middle. You need to ride and tune to as what the bike is feeling like. If the bike is packing. IE the rear shock is not coming out fast enough, then you need to speed up the rebound settings. I do two clicks at a time. If your bottoming out when you come off of a drop off or a landing then you need to speed up the compression. It take me about 30mins to tune in a bike for my buddies. People also need to remember that shocks need to warm up before they start messing with the settings. It is just like motor oil. When its cold, it is thick. When warm, its like water. So take a quick run and warm up the shocks and tune as you go. I just keep a small flat head in my cargo pant and adj when I find what needs to be fixed. Read up on this http://atv.off-road.com/atv/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=192286 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06specialedition Posted June 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 Yeah I'm definatly not bottoming out, I can't imagine needing a rebuild since by bike has less than about 40 hours on it. Maybe i'll try adjusting it. I do want to invest in a roll design front end or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrMeyer Posted June 2, 2010 Report Share Posted June 2, 2010 Yeah I'm definatly not bottoming out, I can't imagine needing a rebuild since by bike has less than about 40 hours on it. Maybe i'll try adjusting it. I do want to invest in a roll design front end or something. Well if your bike only has about 40hrs on it then the shock should be fine. If the rebound is set to high then the back end will kick when it gets in the air. set the preload (spring) in the middle of the shock. Set the compression and rebound in the mid and start from there. Each bike is different because of a number of things. So you will have to find the happy place you want it to be at. Just take your time and understand what does when when you change them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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