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Front preload adjustment

Discussion in 'Kawasaki 250cc In-line 4's' started by Russky, Mar 22, 2015.

  1. Russky

    Russky Careful, man, there's a beverage here! Premium Member Contributing Member

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    Hey guys,

    What sort of preload are people running on the zxrs?

    Ive got it adjusted all the way down to 2 notches (like 2mm of bolt poking out), and im still getting over 350mm travel on the fork?

    Cheers
     
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    Mine are all the way down. Because I hate soft suspension. Plus I have gotten used to harder suspension.
     
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    What is that mate?

    Not sure if the seals have busted a while ago, because as long as ive had the bike, its had soft front end. Just looked at it now, and the adjustment hasnt seemed to make a big difference
     
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    Update: I had actually misread the manual. Had it adjusted to 3 rotations instead of 3 clicks lol. Hadnt adjusted the compression either. Pretty sweet now

    Look interesting. Have you got these things, and what has been you experience
     
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    Yep they in my bike I have a lot of feel through the front and pushed it hard into braking points never bottomed out it is very controlled and stable
     
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