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O.K., guys and gals, lot's of
questions about the Fox Shox, so here goes........
Compression Damping:
Compression (bump) adjuster is the red knob on the reservoir.
#1 postion gives minimum compression damping, and #8 maximum.
Start with position on #4 and go from there.
Rebound Damping:There
is NO rebound damping adjustment. Contrary to the literature
that is supplied with the shock, this is NOT a "Twin Clicker"
shock. Why? Simple...$$$ and size limitations. Think about it.
The actual travel of the shock at the bottom mount in reference
to the top mount is 1 inch. Now hang on, the rear wheel the travel
is considerably more due to the fact it is attached to the shock
by a big lever, i.e., the swing arm. If you would like to have
Fox, or any company build a shock that only has one inch of travel
with both compression and rebound, prepare to pony up mucho dinero.
My guess would be in the neighborhood of $600. This of course
assumes that the company thought they could sell enough to make
this endeavor a worth while project. So.....Fox chose the more
important of the damping considerations when designing the shock...Compression
damping. (FYI: the two othere companies that have built YSR shocks
in the past have neither compression nor rebound damping adjustments,
in spite of what their literature says)
Spring
Rate: O.K., let's clear up another YSR
shock myth. How many spring rates are available for the YSR shock?
ONE SPRING RATE. So what's the deal? Fox has combined in one
spring their "#2 (140-180lb) and #3 (180-230lb)" rates.
Therefore, the spring works for riders from 140lbs to 230lbs.
Repeat, One spring only available for the shock. Do not be fooled
by Fox Springs on YSR shocks that are different colors. There
have been two colors only since 1989, orange and red. These are
cosmetic, as chosen by Fox, differences, not spring rate
differences.
Preload
Adjustment:
Please note arrow
from rear axel bolt up
Set preload or sag for
7/8"
1. Put motorcyle on
stand or jack, (NOT under swingarm) to fully extend swingarm.
2. Pick our reference point directly above rear axel bolt. (Use
a seat bolt, turn signal or any fixed point). Measure the distance
between the axel bolt and the reference point.
3. Have rider put on all riding gear and sit on the bike with
feet on pegs in riding position. re-measure the distance.
4. The bike should Sag right around 7/8".
5. If bike sage too much, add tension to the spring, if not enough
decrease tension.
Bottom
Bushing: We have nocticed that the bottom
bushing on the shock tends to fatigue after a while and now have
a replacement, non-fatiguable replacement bushing in stock.
Pressurization:Hey
kids don't try this at home! The shock is pressurized to 300PSI!
(This could hurt you) Nitrogen is the gas of choice. We recharge
all our shocks once a year. (By the way, if your local shop can't
do it, we can. It's cheap. Turn around time is 24 hours.)
That's
it! Not going to get invovled in some big intellectual discussion
of suspension on the YSR, suffice to say Fox Shox has been the
only company to actually develop a good reliable shock
that actually works, and fits the YSR. On one of our street YSRs
we are still running the 2nd shock they ever made, circa 1987,
and on our race bikes we are running various Fox Shox from many
different production runs. Hope this has answered some of your
questions.
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