FZ6R Rear shock settings


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dart1963

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owner manual and settings guide

You can get a copy from:
My Yamaha Prompt - Owners Manual

no need to register, and it's a searchable pdf.

There are plenty of "guidelines" out there on preload (Sport Rider Technicalities-Spring Rate and Preload), but basically it's rider preference to some extent. You want it stiff enough for your weight so you don't bottom out under heavy turning, bumps, etc.., but not so stiff that you are fighting turns. Verranth went two up on our skyline trip and we noticed his rear tire hitting his license (with a FE), it actually bent his license a bit, he had it on 3.
Read more in the section that starts "The quality of the ride will suffer with a spring that is either too soft or too stiff."
 
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NYGirl

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Lighter = lower

I changed my shock to setting #1, I weigh 135-140ish, Dealer gave it to me on setting #3, made a big difference both in height of the seat, and comfort. maybe when the suspension breaks in I'll ratchet it back up a notch, but am happy down low, right now.:)
 
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whatever

im about 220 and mine has been set on factory setting 3...... yesterday i adjusted the setting to 4 and the bike did handle little better in the corners

but later that day when i was in the city the bike bounce up and down alot more and felt to stiff took away the nice ride the bike had stock..... so i went back to 3..... might even try 2 some day.
 
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yyz

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The more preload you add, the sharper the bike will turn. Raising the rear causes the fork angle to steepen up. The FZ6R is a pretty slow steering bike to begin with, not sure if full preload would cause tankslappers (bars wiggling at speed)
 
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stuna

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RZ350 Rider said:
MNDZA, I have the manual for my FZ6R and I set my pre-load on 2 using it because I'm only 5'4" and weigh 130, I'm kind of a fidget. Makes the bike fly though! I don't remember off the top of my head exactly what the factory recommendations were, but tonight when I get home from work I'll post what they say. I think it has more to do with ride comfort though. On my YZ250 they specify the sag by measuring the distance between a frame bolt and swingarm with no weight on the bike, then while sitting on it, with a recommendation of 3" of sag, which I would assume puts the shock in the middle of it's travel for best results. But we all know what ass-ume means :)

RZ350 Rider
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it should be set for 1/3rd of travel . and full travel is 5 in
 
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Bigevildoer

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whatever said:
im about 220 and mine has been set on factory setting 3...... yesterday i adjusted the setting to 4 and the bike did handle little better in the corners
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I weight about 215 on average, and I've got my preload set to 6. When it was at 3 the bike seemed to wallow around corners and the likes. Sure, it was comfy for he longer runs, but I wasn't happy with the handling that way.
Took about 200 miles to get used to the firmer 6 setting, but it's soooo much better that way!
 

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