| Author | Message | ||
     Timi |
Ok old man winter is here. (howd that name came about? How about young hottie summer!) My question ia a simple one, of sorts. I fully understand that all fluids "thicken" up when their temp drops. Vicisioty is defined by how "thick" a fluid is. So (in refrence to my question) fork, shock oil do this. Now with extreme low temps excluded, is there a rule of thumb for the oil in 1125R for a visicosity drop per temmp ratio? I have adjusted for the colder months, as I'm the light rider,@146lbs, and the owners manul has a recomended settings for my apx weight. What I have done was/is drop comp and reb below the lowest settings front and rear. Not too much but apx 1 1/2 settings bellow the lowest in print, I haven't adj any preload settings on the springs cause I DON'T want to bottom out the equp. The bike does woller a little but I'm not pushing only commuteing and if I leave in normal aettings, she rides like a chopper with a hardtail and springer with no spring. Am I going to hurt the susp doing this? Should I change oil to comp? Thanks | ||
| Spectrum |
I make no changes for winter riding. The oil will warm-up after riding a bit. She is very stiff and jarring ride for the first 15 or 20mins, but after the oil warms up the ride is the same regardless of the ambient temperature. Track performance would require tire and suspense changes for ambient temperature swings, but on the street this would be far less necessary. I do however lower tire pressure a bit during the winter as the tires are much slower to hit up. | ||
| Timi |
Tks for the tip!! Ill try the tyre thing! Probally safer. | ||
| Badlionsfan |
From the Buell owners manual for the 2008 1125r-- Cold Weather Riding Less Than 65° F (18° C) -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ The viscosity of the suspension fluid increases as the temperature decreases. As the fluid viscosity increases so does the damping. It is recommended to compensate for the varying fluid viscosity by readjusting the damping adjuster positions when operating outside the normal ambient temperature range of 65-95° F (18-35° C). Adjust suspension for rider weight. See Factory Suspension Settings: Buell 1125R Models. Reduce front and rear compression damping and rebound damping by turning adjuster counterclockwise 1/4-1/2 turn. | ||
| Timi |
Hey detrot lions fan, yep their bad... You quoted almost to the letter what I said. Captian obvious! Yes I understand this, I only wanted to inquire e-one if their was some "shadetree" ideas... So bring em on. I live in GA. Anything cold is below 40. You guys up north and Canada, get COLD, so any tips??? Eh. | ||
| Lionboy70 |
Hey there i live in Calgary all i do is make sure the bike suspension is set up for my lovely 220 lbs and let a little air out of the tires.As long as u take it easy shouldnt have any problems |
