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Originally posted by keefer
sag is the amount of movement at the rear end when the bike is on the paddock stand.
so if you stand at the back of the bike and lift up the rear (exhaust and seat)
you will notice that there is a small amount of travel, probably 10 - 15mm
the idea is to get it to travel less, ideally as others have mentioned about 5mm
you can achieve this by winding up the spring. (preload) making it firmer.
also try adjusting the ride height by a couple of turns as the ducatis are often set a bit kicked out from the factory.
this should give you a much better feel on the front.
just do it a bit at a time |
Just need to watch that if it's a mono with an aluminium rear subframe that you don't lift it using the exhaust.subframe because it will flex and give you a false measurement. Use 2 people further forward where the subframe joins the frame instead. On bipostos the subframe is steel and less likely to flex.
There is a good guide for 749/999 suspension setup here (with specifics for Showa vs Ohlins shocks)
http://www.section8superbike.com/749-999suspension.htm