4-way adjustable rebound damping

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JOHNHOF · #1 Unread post by **JOHNHOF** » Mon May 08, 2006 9:09 am

My nephew has a 2006 Suzuki Katana 600 with 4-way adjustable rebound damping. Is there anything I need to know about adjusting these forks? Or is is simply as easy as turning the adjustment screws all the way down and then turning them both back the same number of clicks?
Thanks,
John Hoffner

Mintbread · #2 Unread post by **Mintbread** » Mon May 08, 2006 6:32 pm

My advice would be to leave the rebound setting alone. With only four settings the steps are quite big so unless it is handling like an absolute pig, the stock set-up should be as good as it gets.

JOHNHOF · #3 Unread post by **JOHNHOF** » Tue May 09, 2006 8:15 am

Each fork is independantly adjusted. The reason I feel compeled to adjust them is that the dealer delivered the bike to him with the front forks set at two different settings. Last night I adjusted them both to the softest setting and then turn tehm both two clicks to the hard setting. That seems to have it adjusted even and he feels as thought he likes this better. Thanks for the response.
John
PS: Do you know anything about BMW k bikes, Harley Davidson Road Kings and Honda Gold Wing touring bikes? I am considering a bike for vacations and these are what have caught my eye so far.

Mintbread wrote:My advice would be to leave the rebound setting alone. With only four settings the steps are quite big so unless it is handling like an absolute pig, the stock set-up should be as good as it gets.

swatter555 · Tue May 09, 2006 5:15 pm

JOHNHOF wrote:PS: Do you know anything about BMW k bikes, Harley Davidson Road Kings and Honda Gold Wing touring bikes? I am considering a bike for vacations and these are what have caught my eye so far.

Those bikes are vastly different from each other. The Goldwing is going to provide a comfy and stable touring platform with enough grunt for miles of smiles.

I also like the K1200S. I hear it can be used for touring, probably with some modifications. Its also a rocket ship, if your into that kind of stuff.

I dont know a darn thing about cruisers.

Mintbread · Tue May 09, 2006 10:16 pm

JOHNHOF wrote:The reason I feel compeled to adjust them is that the dealer delivered the bike to him with the front forks set at two different settings. Last night I adjusted them both to the softest setting and then turn tehm both two clicks to the hard setting. That seems to have it adjusted even and he feels as thought he likes this better.

You can't argue with results.