By Scottaride on Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 09:54 pm:

Anyone know the best laden and unladen sag settings for front and rear on a 2002 RSV Mille?
How much should front and rear sag under bikes weight?
How much MORE/EXTRA should it sag with the rider on?

Cheers  

By Mental_Trev on Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 10:45 am:

1. No

2. Typically 25-30mm front, 10-15mm rear

3. To a total of approxiamtely one third of the total available travel, which (I think) equates to around 40mm on the front but I don't know how much on the rear.

HTH

Trev 

By Salkhan on Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 10:55 am:

Wot!??!?

African or European?!?!?



<ahem> Sorry. 

By Rca on Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 01:57 am:

I don't know, Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.  

By Aprilliag on Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 06:57 am:

These settings are for all bikes not just Milles

Front static sag for road use 20mm to 25mm
for track use 10mm to 20mm

Front Loaded sag for road use 35mm to 50mm
for track use 25mm to 35mm

Rear static sag for road use 15mm to 20mm
for track use 5mm to 10mm

Rear loaded sag for road use 30mm to 40mm
for track use 20mm to 25mm

It is important that you set your Static sag at both ends before you adjust for loaded sag
hope this helps. please note i am no expert in these matters this is the imformation i read in an aritical written by a suspention specialist a couple of years ago.  

By Scottaride on Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 02:44 pm:

Thanks  

By Salkhan on Thursday, August 15, 2002 - 04:50 pm:

I think it's 25-30% of full suspenion travel? (Could be off on the number)

I believe it's a percentage because bike suspensions can all be different.

But with overall geometeries being so similar nowadays, those are some pretty safe numbers?  

By Crmc33 on Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 11:50 pm:

what? ....you mean the suspension is supposed to move when I sit on the bike?
Shirley, that would make you feel sea sick?