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Fubar
Posted on Sunday, April 09, 2006 - 05:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I just got a real lesson on how important it is to have the Uly suspension set-up right. I got my bike back from an extended service (Drummer transit time) and rode to work. The ride was so squirrelly on the freeway that I thought I had a flat tire. I now know what folks are talking about when they refer to a high-speed wobble.

When I got home I decided that the settings must have "drifted" and checked them. They were *way* off. I made the appropriate adjustments and she was back to normal form.

I don't know if they naturally drift, or if something (or someone) happened. Has anyone else had their settings change on them after a thousand miles or so?

fubar
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Henrik
Posted on Sunday, April 09, 2006 - 08:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

In my experience suspension settings don't just drift.

Henrik
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Spoof
Posted on Sunday, April 09, 2006 - 09:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Somebody dicked with your settings until they were, uh, Fubar. No question. Next time I drop my bike off, I'll have to pepper it with notes, like "Do not adjust the clutch play---I set it just like it is because I WANT it that way."

But, if you do choose to use a service dept., I think it'll all be smooth once you get to know eachother.
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Windrider
Posted on Sunday, April 09, 2006 - 11:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Fubar,

Suspension settings don't drift. Someone changed them.

I have had a problem with people walking up to the Uly and twisting the rear shock spring knob that sticks out under the seat. Amazing that people do this but I have seen it happening....
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Electraglider_1997
Posted on Monday, April 10, 2006 - 11:20 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I had my knob twisted once and that was enough for me.
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Opto
Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 06:22 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I noticed the rear spring softens up after a bit.
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Ka5ysy
Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 10:58 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

"I had my knob twisted once and that was enough for me."


Mine gets twisted nightly!
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Jlnance
Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 02:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I have not had mine change by themselves. But If I leave the preload cranked all the way up and get on it w/o the g/f I notice it getting squirly.
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