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Old Mar 28, 2022 | 02:56 AM
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Originally Posted by daddy454
the guy who didn't resort to a message board forum instead of the manufacturers recommendations?
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Old Mar 28, 2022 | 03:11 AM
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Originally Posted by maxxym
He probably thought there could be additional way to set it after he watched the videos. Hence why he asked here.
I can understand that, if you are trying doing it by yourself. I had my wife help me. She got 3 different measurements with me siting on the bike with out me making any adjustments. That really didn't give me a warm fuzzy feeling. I stopped by the local independent motorcycle shop where I purchased the shocks to have them measure it. I also had the owners wife sit on the bike with me to simulate my wife on the bike in order find out how many turns of the coils I needed to make for my wife..
 
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If you measure to the ground you will be including a squished tyre as well. Probably doesn't matter but in subsequent tests you would have to make sure the tyre pressure is exactly what it was the first time.
 
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