Gents, Has anyone played around with the Öhlins suspension yet? If so, what settings works best for you? Do you find the original settings too stiff or just right? Thanks!
Haven't done any adjustment yet, the bike feels spot on for road use. For a track day I think it would need firming up. My fireblade I run firmer settings for track days but there are so meant bumps and rubbish roads the rs copes very well out of the box. I wouldn't soften it up personally.
I am 16 stone (all muscle honest) and I had to increase pre-load on front and rear springs but quite a bit (5 full turns) to get the sag set up for me, then I just applied the Triumph sport settings as per the owners handbook. Would imagine the bike comes set up for around 12 stone but that's me guessing.
I road one on the sport settings and it's very good just the roads are a bit rubbish near me so found it a bit firm I might need to adjust it when my lads on the back as obviously its adding about 6 stone on the back end!
I'm 13st and find it really hard. Much harder than my supple old 2012 fireblade. I've backed off the rear compression damping as far as it will go, and 4 clicks off the front compression damping. On smooth roads it's brilliant. On bumpy roads it can feel a bit much. On one occasion, powering down a slip road to join the M4 I had the back end kicking off bumps, and the TC warning light flickering.
I'm 73kgs (11.5 stone) and found the front forks to be OK as standard, but the rear too firm. I've backed off the rear unit, to the comfort settings in the owner's manual. This seems to work for me. I do seem to think that the suspension seems to have gotten more supple as I've put miles on. T
The suspension from the factory is on the stiff side, I adjusted mine to the factory booklets "comfort setting" feels good.... going to have a set up properly once it's run in.
put mine back to base settings as someone had been playing and everything was way out soggy arse and front ,at base settings it feels good will get sag sorted and see how that effects things
I've a 2012 R and put it to standard settings when I got it but its too firm, comfort was a lot better but still not quit how i want it. I'm 12st 7lbs
It’s pretty cheap and easy to get a softer spring put on the rear. I have had this done (as well as some work on the front) by MCT and the bike is transformed.
Hi all , just joined the forum , reading the above posts i find it strange that so many people of different weights are happy with the suspension . I am 12 stone ( 76kg ) and found the suspension incredibly hard . Changing the base settings to the comfort settings made little difference with the bike jumping over bumps in the road ( not good mid corner ) . I have had the bike setup professionally and the biggest surprise was that the front preload was INCREASED by several turns . The front previously felt like it was falling into corners but now turns beautifully . Cheers , Colin .
