Triumphrat

05-10-2005

The manual gives 32psi front 42psi rear, I'd try that before messing with the suspension. Some of the blokes here have said they run the rear a bit softer. When I bought mine it had 38psi in the rear, and I found it tended to whiteline a bit. When I raised the rear pressure this went away. The recommended settings seem to suit my weight/riding style (I'm 225 lbs)

kuhlka · 05-10-2005

The most neutral setting would probably be to return the suspension to stock, if it isn't there already. It should have all the turns listed in the manual.

tstacy · 05-10-2005

Sadly the first owner of the bike nicked the manual (and the toolkit, bee-otch!)
I'll check out the 32/42 psi set up.
Also, I've checked out the front suspension settings and the right side is, in fact, a quarter turn off from the left. This doesn't seem like much but I may as well even those out. They will both be showing 4 rings when I've adjusted that.
Again, thanks for the input, this site continues to rock.

geezerx · 05-10-2005

tstacy, send me your email address if you want the pertinent suspension info from the '03 Owners Handbook.

tstacy · 05-11-2005

Much obliged.

kuhlka · 05-11-2005

Hey, could only one of the fork seals be leaking on the front suspension? I had that problem with the 88 sportster I learned on and it messed up the front suspension.

Btw, are you on a 190/50 or 180/55 rear tire? I just recently switched to a 180/55 and it is definitely a little 'twitchier', but I haven't really noticed any wobble. Although, if you made a similar switch, it might feel wobbly since the bike will be more responsive to steering input...

tstacy · 05-11-2005

I'm running the 190 - no fork seal leakage.
It turns out most of the suspension settings have been altered from stock. (thanks for the info Geezerx) I have no idea what the desired effect was when they were fooked with so I'm going to set them back to stock and go from there.