Shotgun settings
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Road Warrior
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Shotgun settings
As posted elsewhere, my Shotgun is now fitted, and I'm very impressed, although I only rode it 50 miles from the Indy, thing is I have no idea how I came about the setting I ended up with for my ride home, I just played around with it, I would rather know what I was doing with them switches, I might get out for a ride tomorrow for a meet up somewhere and I dont want to make a tw*t of myself playin around, how do you guys set this thing up from slammed?.
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I raise mine all the way up, ft swtich, then add air to the rebound back swtich till it has about 2" of bounce and thats how I ride. It takes some getting used to to find where you want to ride it. If the the roads get bad then I ust let just a little out of the back switch, hope that helps you
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There is no one setting to use. It depends on the road you're riding, your load, and your personal preferences. My rule of thumb is that if I'm thinking about it, it needs to be adjusted. When I have it right for the conditions I'm riding under, I don't think about it at all. That is the beauty of the Shotgun system... you can be on a smooth road and have it set for a Cadillac ride, then get onto a rougher road, or get into the twisties, and adjust accordingly on the fly as needed.
Then drop it to the rails when pulling up to the local watering hole to look badass - your choice.
Enjoy!
Roger
Then drop it to the rails when pulling up to the local watering hole to look badass - your choice.
Enjoy!
Roger
Road Warrior
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Mark, I'm still learning, getting used to my switches as well. I've gotta admit, there is a price for rollin slammed bro. 
I took one jolt that rocked me pretty good...LOL...then I remembered I can adjust the rebound etc. DOH!!! Figure a few more miles and I'll have her dialed in. The Shotgun is definitely an awesome product! Nothing like adjusting on the fly and the speed of recovery and adjusting etc.
I took one jolt that rocked me pretty good...LOL...then I remembered I can adjust the rebound etc. DOH!!! Figure a few more miles and I'll have her dialed in. The Shotgun is definitely an awesome product! Nothing like adjusting on the fly and the speed of recovery and adjusting etc.
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I have my switches athe the horn. The switch to the front is the rebound switch- the switch to the rear is the height switch. I like it this way because while riding I can simply toggle the switch closest to me to raise or lower the bike on the fly.
When riding solo I put both switches in the up position and raise the bike completetly. Once it is all the way up I leave the switches up for about 10-15 seconds to make sure it's pumped up good. I then use the switch to the rear to lower the bike to my prefered riding height which is about 2.5 inches down (give or take). I use my fender/rim orientation as a visual guide or my leg/feet position as a feeler guide. This puts me at the right height and softens the rebound to where I need it. I may fool around with the rebound a little to soften it up just a tad? That's the beauty of this shock, you can adjust it to any height/rebound combination!
When riding solo I put both switches in the up position and raise the bike completetly. Once it is all the way up I leave the switches up for about 10-15 seconds to make sure it's pumped up good. I then use the switch to the rear to lower the bike to my prefered riding height which is about 2.5 inches down (give or take). I use my fender/rim orientation as a visual guide or my leg/feet position as a feeler guide. This puts me at the right height and softens the rebound to where I need it. I may fool around with the rebound a little to soften it up just a tad? That's the beauty of this shock, you can adjust it to any height/rebound combination!
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I raise mine all the way up, ft swtich, then add air to the rebound back swtich till it has about 2" of bounce and thats how I ride. It takes some getting used to to find where you want to ride it. If the the roads get bad then I ust let just a little out of the back switch, hope that helps you
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Road Warrior
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Thanks for the input guys, turns out i was doin it right then, although I emailed JD, cos on his site it says that the switches should stay in the up position, but he said he's made them so they dont do that anymore, but hasnt changed his site.
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