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I am really glad to see the community helping the fellow rider here out so much.

Well done guys (and gals).

Mike

totalmotorcycle wrote:I am really glad to see the community helping the fellow rider here out so much.

Well done guys (and gals).

Mike

Thanks for the tips guys. Its just that i paid over twice the price of the motorcycle to get it here in India (over $ 18,000, 120% import duties :-S) but its been a real disappointment to ride since day 1. i hope im able to sort out this whole issue tomorrow and let you guys know.

deadman23 wrote:

totalmotorcycle wrote:I am really glad to see the community helping the fellow rider here out so much.

Well done guys (and gals).

Mike

Thanks for the tips guys. Its just that i paid over twice the price of the motorcycle to get it here in India (over $ 18,000, 120% import duties :-S) but its been a real disappointment to ride since day 1. i hope im able to sort out this whole issue tomorrow and let you guys know.

For your bike to dive AND oversteer, the suspension setting is seriously screwed up. Once you get it dialed in right, it will feel like night and day. First you need to set the rear sag then the front sag. Does your bike have a centerstand by the way?

yea, it has a centre stand.

Check my post above. Has everything you'll need in it.

deadman23 wrote:yea, it has a centre stand.

That makes it very easy then. You will ideally need 2 friends in which one must be semi coordinated and have reasonable strength, the other must know how to use a tape measure.

Rear Rider Sag

1. Put the bike on the centerstand amd with the rear wheel off the ground measure the distance from the center of the rear wheel axle to a pre-selected position. Record this distance.

2. The full rear suspension travel of your bike is 5.35in. You want to compress that about 30% so that would be about 1.6in (40mm). This is how much rider sag you want in the rear.

3. Take the bike off the centerstand, sit on the bike and put your feet on the pegs and resume your normal riding position with whatever gear you usually wear. One of your friends must balance the bike from the rear and hold it upright. The other friend now measures the distance between the two points used previously. Adjust the rear shock pre-load until that distance is decreased by 40mm.

Front Sag

1. Put the bike on the centerstand and push down on the rear so the front tire comes off the ground. Measure the distance between the top and bottom of the fork sliders. It should be 5.12inches according to the manufacturer's spec.

2. Find 30% of that distance. If it is indeed 5.12in, then it would be 1.536in (39mm).

3. Take the bike off the centerstand, sit on the bike as before and have a friend steady the bike while the other friend measures the distance of the sliders. Adjust the front pre-load until the distance decreased by 39mm.

Wrider wrote:Check my post above. Has everything you'll need in it.

Thank you Wrider.

HYPERR wrote:

deadman23 wrote:yea, it has a centre stand.

That makes it very easy then. You will ideally need 2 friends in which one must be semi coordinated and have reasonable strength, the other must know how to use a tape measure.

Rear Rider Sag

1. Put the bike on the centerstand amd with the rear wheel off the ground measure the distance from the center of the rear wheel axle to a pre-selected position. Record this distance.

2. The full rear suspension travel of your bike is 5.35in. You want to compress that about 30% so that would be about 1.6in (40mm). This is how much rider sag you want in the rear.

3. Take the bike off the centerstand, sit on the bike and put your feet on the pegs and resume your normal riding position with whatever gear you usually wear. One of your friends must balance the bike from the rear and hold it upright. The other friend now measures the distance between the two points used previously. Adjust the rear shock pre-load until that distance is decreased by 40mm.

Front Sag

1. Put the bike on the centerstand and push down on the rear so the front tire comes off the ground. Measure the distance between the top and bottom of the fork sliders. It should be 5.12inches according to the manufacturer's spec.

2. Find 30% of that distance. If it is indeed 5.12in, then it would be 1.536in (39mm).

3. Take the bike off the centerstand, sit on the bike as before and have a friend steady the bike while the other friend measures the distance of the sliders. Adjust the front pre-load until the distance decreased by 39mm.

Thanks for doing all the math for me.

Wow, 120% import duties? Luckily the Bandit 1250S is one of the BEST deals on the market for a bike bike. I'm sure you will like it once you get it sorted.

totalmotorcycle wrote:Wow, 120% import duties? Luckily the Bandit 1250S is one of the BEST deals on the market for a bike bike. I'm sure you will like it once you get it sorted.

124% import duties to be precise. You should check the prices of all imported motorcycles in India, you will be baffled.

let me give you an idea of how much some popular motorcycles cost in India.

hayabusa - $30,103
GSXR1000 - $28,465
R1 - $28,670

:-S