'05 EC250 -- Way saggy
 

I have the bike all set up (complete with Trail Tech Endurance computer whose pickup doesn't match the arc of the magna-bolt).

Anyway, I decided to check the sag.

With the forks level in the top clamp. Me at 190 and a 25-pound weight to represent full gear. I believe I have stock springs front and rear (the original owner was thirty pounds lighter and a mid-pack B rider. I'm a slow-C).

The insignia on the shock spring is a yellow Ohlins with "00596 10/52 L 264" written on it.

Static sag is 41.3mm. Race sag is 124mm (oops). I had loosened the spring earlier when I removed it, so this is not the setting at which I was actually riding.

I've heard some say that Gassers do well with higher static and race sag (approaching 30+ and 110+ respectively if I recall correctly).

What's a good setting for a rocky single-track rider who is afraid of speed? I'd be open to raising the forks up in the clamps if I use bigger sag numbers.

Thanks,

Rick

How does it feel when you ride it?

Are you having problems? If not, leave it there. Ride.

Do a search, there was a discussion last year about setup and running less than 10mm preload on the rear spring.

Those are very near the sag numbers I run for very technical trail riding. Try it like it is and see how it works.

If you need to satisfy your curiosity, reduce the sag and try it again.

I expect that you will like more sag.

I ride in alot of rocks. I run the sag @ 105. LT-R did my suspension and it works well. When I got it back from LT-R, I rode it and had some issues, but the sag was @ 115 and the bike didn't handle as well. Changed it to 105 and all is well.

I weighed 195lbs butt naked when I sent my shock out to ltr for tuning. He put a 54 spring on it. That is the next size up from yours. I'm currently down to 185 les said to keep running the 54 and I probably wuoldn't have to change it unless i got below 175. If I had a 52 I'd pop it in just to see how it is. I ride very rocky slow technical terrain, c rider also.

I'm going to try for a sag of 110mm and raise the forks up the clamps a few millimeters. I've been under the weather the last two days so my activity has been slim.

Based on previous posts and my recent tinkering, what is working well on my 02 is about 8mm of preload on the spring. I haven't bothered with measuring the sag. Once the rear was set I messed with forks till I got the stabilty/turning balance right where I like it.

Paul

That' how I'll do it as well -- tailor it to desert single track (I'm rarely on a track).

With the tight riding we do around here, highspeed stability isn't of much importance -- and I'm still impressed with the amount of stability as is while still turning quickly.

What I'll look for is quick lean-in on turns and keeping my front-end down on hill climbs.

And I'll do all that, as soon as I can shake this bug.

I set it at about 31mm static and 110 race sag. Didn't measure the pre-load accurately enough. I'll tune from there.

I also moved the forks up the clamps from flush to 10mm up.

Testing this weekend.