If you are my weight , i will happily give you my settings to try . If you go to TW make an appointment .
31 stone ? , if youre like me 12 stone ( 76kg ) Front preload 12 turns in , rebound 7 , comp 23 . Rear preload collar wound out to 2 threads showing , rebound 16 , comp 18 . The front preload sounds contradictory but works . I think the bike is oversprung , so will be getting that checked next time the wife gets paid .
Hi, I am new to the forum-and am also 16 stone, which is why i would also like to adjust the RS to my weight.Could you kindly explain in detail how you adjusted it ? Thanks! Jake
Hi Jake, It was some time ago that I had the Street but I used the same set of instructions laid out in the guide below to set up every bike I have owned for some years. Basically get the sag set up correctly as per the guide then dial in the sports settings on the clickers according to the owners manual as Triumph spend a lot of time developing their chassis & suspension so tend to know their onions! Hope the guide below helps Regards Billy https://www.thetriumphforum.com/threads/suspension-setup-a-simple-guide-to-help-you.18373/
Don’t assume manufacturers set up bikes properly, just look at the crap set up on an MT09, or most Kawasaki’s with too hard spring and soft damping!
I've had to tighten it up a bit from the factory settings despite my dealer saying I shouldn't have to change anything. It was wayyy soft for my liking and since having my my other bike back on the rd & track, I've got the itch to tighten it up even more.
I find it odd that dealer says that sorta crap (but not surprised), the manual states pretty clearly recommendations of different settings depending on ride styles. Also, one thing I have become aware of is the oil in the suspension that needs to be looked after. My 2016 speed S only has about 5000 miles on the clock but I do think its time to swap oil. Its a massive difference to the 2014 that I had changed oil on and had earlier. (and not that much has changed).
I was going to post a thread Scott this until I did a search and found this one. I’ve played with my settings quite a bit. Mine was spot on ‘road’ settings when I picked it up but tried it on ‘sport’ settings in the hope it would make it turn in more quickly. It didn’t! So I backed it off back to road. However..... the UK roads are just so shit that I’ve backed them off again yesterday to the ‘comfort’ settings in the manual. Feels much better in the crap roads.
I’m just under 10st (63kg). Rear was unbearable - after preload adjusted, zero compression damping there was still no forgiveness in bumps. Softer spring fitted, which is better but probably needs preload checking as it’s still too firm over potholes but becomes too wallowy if I soften compression any further.
Update: much much better now after Harris (suspension specialist) re-checked preload and damping settings, front and rear, after the rear spring replacement. They suggested the front forks could also have too hard a spring - in turn this is upsetting the bike over bumps and giving a similar feel to too hard a shock. In the meantime I can enjoy the big improvement until the end of summer
I’m about 13 stone and it was too hard for me and not enough sag, I have Arrow low boy system that drops about 6 kilos off, so allows bike to sit a bit higher. Wound preload rings all the way down to get better sag setting.
I'm 11 stone and find the owners handbook recommend settings for Road cock on. I see it says don't adjust the rear pre-load but it seems just right anyway. I came from a Ducati 848 which had springs made of concrete. The Ohlins on the Triumph is luxury by comparison. I've used some settings that appeared in Performance Bikes magazine on the track that were perfect. They are just a bit softer than what the handbook recommend for track. It seems to be the 13 stone riders are saying it's too hard. Where the lighter riders are saying it's fine. Is it bottoming out?
I felt it was too hard hitting bumps, plus at std rear preload there was very little sag, when I had shock service last year sag was set at 38mm and sport settings -1 click on front compression. Have you measured yours yet, standard mind had no free sag and only about half the rider sag it should have.
I haven't measured it properly yet. By eye I'd say there's about 1cm static sag and about the same as your's with me on it. There are only 2 threads visible between the top of the locking nut and the shock top piece. I'll try to measure it accurately at the weekend. Pre-load adjustment doesn't change the spring rate of course, just the sag.
I weigh just over 13 stone and the Ohlins sag was spot on from the factory. The compression and rebound were off. I am currently roughly on the sport settings and seems a good compromise for commuting and higher speed twisties. I have new tires coming and will probably dial it in more when I get them on.
