the blue mule
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posted February 21, 2007 04:39 PM
Compression screw on rear shock
Where is it/what's it look like?
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dubious
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posted February 21, 2007 08:53 PM
 Edited By: dubious on 21 Feb 2007 20:54
low speed is the flat screw inside the nut, and the nut is high speed.
relative to shock piston speed, or speed of shock compression, not vehicle velocity.
eg, rollers are low speed, expansion joints and pot holes would be high speed movements
screw adjuster way down by the dog bones is rebound.
Make small moves at a time, and only adjust one adjuster at a time, till you get the feel for how it affects the bike.
Best way is make 3 click move each time, ride it then adjust it.
Turn the adjuster alll the way in counting the turns or clicks... very important...
Then you know wher you started, next, set it back to stock.
Take notes on a pad of paper, so you know wher you started and where you are.
High speed adjustment s and slow speed adjusters affect each other somewhat , as the damping curves over lap.
Fine tune with single clicks or 1/2 turns to fine tune once you get the feel of each move.
Oh yeah, most times within 1 turn in or out from stock , to get high speed dialed.
It is very sensitive. I count flats of the nut for adjusting it, or 1/6 th turn !!
Takes alot of time. and patience... more time for moto cross than street and cct, and more for cct racing than drag racing...
Take notes and adjust only one adjuster at a time is the best advice I can give.
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burnout
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posted February 22, 2007 12:24 PM
Photo shows the rear compression damping screw location viewed from the left side of the bike through the frame. It has no clicks and stock setting is 2.25 turns out from all in. Screw in for firmer out for softer.
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bigdtd
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posted February 22, 2007 04:23 PM
wipe that chain down burnout 
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burnout
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posted February 23, 2007 09:33 AM
LOL ,the pic is of someone else's bike. Mine would have burnt rubber everywhere.
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the blue mule
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posted February 23, 2007 04:47 PM
thanks guys,I'm wanting to set the bike up for the drag strip, I want it to squat and I weigh maybe 200 suited?? Anyone have a rough idea how much to turn the screw. I can see the arrows on it , but is there a special tool to loosen the nut???Recoomendations on what tool to use??
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ninja14
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posted February 23, 2007 07:33 PM
That's my pic...my bike - from my suspension tuning thread on another site......you know the one - where I have about 3700 post :-)
I ride too much to worry about how the outside of my chain looks :-) ....but I do keep it lubed and adjusted .......
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