spring is a sprung drz

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Revnelli

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Nice site - I did the test and the recommendation was - stock :clap:
So I'll have to blame the pilot not the bike :(
 
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Springing the bike to the correct rider weight is one of the most and best thing you can do.....so many riders never do this...

It makes the bike ride so much better and with better control....But unless you have ridden a properly set up bike you will never know what good is...

Some things a proper set up will do is make the bike turn real nice, roll over the little bumps and chop like they are not even there, keep the bike under control and straight through rough deep bumps, apply maximum traction keeping the wheels planted..

The best thing is to go visit Rod at RMR and he can get you and the bike close to what it should be...He also has all the springs and can help with that too...

He promises to get it right.....And has helped out huge many riders...
 
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To be honest, I've never worked on suspension... never cared before (however I'm fatter than I used to be), but I'd love to have this bike setup well... something seems off with it...

The bike is new and shiny so the rear gas is likely charged ok?


The bike sits too low when I'm on it. about 20deg tilt rear. The front is pretty stiff, and seems ok, but the bike seems to bounce around a great deal in rougher stuff and can be difficult to control. I've had the dealership set it up and even after "firming up" for trail use 220lbs it still seems to bottom out in drainage ditches... it makes a thud / scraping sound in the rear... I assume the wheel hitting the well. I'm not really a jumper rider, but like good control and I'd like to know how to fine tune my machine.

According to various posts, the bike is equipped for about a 180lbs rider from the factory. Supposedly 220lbs is difficult to setup correctly with the stock gear.

I'm pretty mechanical, and can probably do it if it's straight forward and pretty quick to adjust. Is DRZ suspension something a home guy can setup with minimal common tools? I'd love to know how yours is setup? How about a spring change?

dirt rider who/where is RMR?
 
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stsracing.ca...in parksville...i believe...great guy[Ellis Tull]....call him..worth it !!!!:hb:paul.S
 
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I had a fair bit of suspension work done to my DRZ. All work and setup was by RMR Suspensions in Abbotsford.

First, the bike was lowered 1.5 - 2" front and rear by adding spacers, not lowering links. The fork springs were changed but the shock spring was OK for myself and gear. Rod also reworked the fork valving, twice, the first time I found it to be harsh.

Rod did the initial setup after I reinstalled the forks and shock. I made some adjustments to the compression damping only.

Setup is very important. immediately after having this work done I went off to circumnavigate the Grand Canyon, dualsport style. The bike was unstable and hard as hell to control. The ass end was all over the place. Turns out that the rear sag was way out, made the bike almost unrideable.

Long story short setup and correct spring rates are very important but it may take a couple of trys to get it right.

An experienced friend of mine told me not to waste too much money on the DRZ suspension. His words " you will never make it into a KTM " . A year and a half later I'm riding a KTM. The suspension bone stock makes the modified DRZ suspension feel like a bad joke.

Good luck, Scott
 
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