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Mosscast: Motorcycle Gearing Experiments

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Mosscast: Motorcycle Gearing Experiments

Stock motorcycle gearing off the showroom floor is usually terrible; […]

2 Clicks Out: Yamaha FZ6 Suspension Setup

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2 Clicks Out: Yamaha FZ6 Suspension Setup

The Yamaha FZ6 suspension is typical of that found on […]

First Contact: 2019 Tuono V4 1100 Factory Review

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First Contact: 2019 Tuono V4 1100 Factory Review

Dave does a baseline suspension tune and ergo fit on […]

Mosscast: Time for a dedicated Track Bike?

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Mosscast: Time for a dedicated Track Bike?

Is it time to stop taking your street bike to […]

Jesus Take The Handlebars

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Jesus Take The Handlebars

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FasterClass: Motorcycle Front Tire Wear

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FasterClass: Motorcycle Front Tire Wear

Dave details 3 common front tire wear patterns involving fork […]

How-To: Motorcycle Fork Valving

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How-To: Motorcycle Fork Valving

Dave performs the teardown portion of a fork service which […]

RSV4 1100 & V4S Electronics Comparison

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RSV4 1100 & V4S Electronics Comparison

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Through his online resources and in person classes held worldwide, Dave tries to save a life every day in the motorcycle community. Those attending are asked to “Pa.y It Forward” to riding friends to give greater reach to Dave’s mission

Amazing! He’s a great coach, straight forward and honest. Even though my time with him was short, not one second of the whole hour was wasted. He gauges where you are skill wise and adjusts as needed. Got my list to work on. The videos are great!!! He is truly dedicated to helping riders in this industry.

Miyouko Wu

Thanks for showing me the process of how to learn; having a ‘map’ of how to approach it. I understand it is a process and a dynamic one over time and changing conditions but now feel I have a better understanding of what/how and why each setting should be approached. I like starting with one thing and changing it 25% and then another +25%, making notes and arriving at too much one way or the other and then working back and forth in smaller increments to find the right setting. As my understanding grows and the fear of unknown goes away with experience I am now confident I will soon have a setup that both works and gets the bike geometry with me on it to work in balance. Today’s ride after two days worth of stop/settings change/start/stop was fantastic, best the bike has ever felt.

Scott Peterson

Dave set up my bike the improvement is unbelievable, I’d recommend anyone who rides get it set up by dave.

Damien Bannon

Bob Dutcher, White City, Oregon

So I thought I would do a back to back ride and give a first person review of a Dave Moss suspension adjustment. I grabbed one of my bikes that I figured would be a challenge to adjust. A 2012 Yamaha XT1200Z Super Tenere Worldcrosser with 21500 miles on stock suspension. I started by reading the manual and adjusting the bike to my weight. I then ran the bike up Tiller Hwy pushing the bike as hard as I dare before taking to Dave Moss for a $60 adjustment. It took Dave about 10 minutes to do and off I went back to Tiller Hwy

Pre Dave Moss

After 1 hour sore ass. Bike feels unstable both front and rear. Entry thru mid corner feels vague. Not conference inspiring at speed. Helmet is all over the place. Hard to get eyes to focus on road.Bike feels unstable under hard braking. Difficult to hold a line.

Post Dave MossNo more sore ass. Bike feels very stable. Able to carry more speed into corner. Able to change lines mid corner and pick the throttle up sooner on exit. Bike feels much better on rough pavement. Helmet is stable with much faster vision acquisition on lines as well as obstacles. The bike could be improved with aftermarket suspension upgrades but is acceptable for most riding conditions.

Was it worth $60. Hell yes. The bike is a blast to ride now. Would recommend to anyone looking to improve their skills

Sam Patil, Dehli, India

Remote Tuning Experience

When I heard that Dave Moss was coming to India with Atomic Motorsports, I decided that I’m going to get my suspension set up, As I was struggling with my new Yamaha R1. I had seen a lot of his videos and was convinced he would come up with a solution.

When I first saw him set up a bike, it blew my mind, checked geometry, suspension etc in just about 2 minutes.
Asked a few questions based on it and set the bike up.

When he was done, he showed how the front and the rear compress together and that the balance was achieved. I was comfortable right away and had decent pace.

Throughout the trackday, he checked the tyres and made a few adjustments. Finally we got the perfect setup and noted it down.

He suggested a few geometry changes to my clipons and master cylinder which I did after the trackday. That helped too.
Also, he is always ready to help online. I’m attaching a photo of my tyres. Note that these tyres were used for 8 whole sessions - About 3 hours of track time in the super hot temperatures of around 44-45 degrees celsius!

Eric Lyublinsky, Orlando, Florida, USA

Re: Requesting a Remote Tuning session on my 2018 RSV4 RR

Hi Dave,

I had a great 70 mile ride on Saturday and I’m very happy with the compliance of the bike.

So here is where I ended up with. I nailed 36mm of rear sag perfectly even when I go the bike hot after riding it I was still a 36mm, I ended up keeping rebound and compression on the stock settings felt good, I tried slowing up the rebound (Turn 2clicks clockwise) but it did not feel right. Also Shock compression was two turns out from closed felt fine.

The front was the surprise, I know it felt stiff, before doing sag I just speed up the Rebound by one click out it helped making the bike smoother while doing highway speeds (kind of to not skip the wheel on the road). Stock fork setting was 5 turns in on preload, to get to near 40mm of rider sag (never got exactly 40 more like 38ish), I ended up with only 1 turn in for preload and that had me worried but after reading a few source ideally you don’t want more then 1 or 2 turns in on preload because that indicates that the springs is matched for your rider weight.

I attached a picture of the zip tie for reference after a my 70 mile ride. On the hydraulics I ended at 9 click out from full hard on Rebound (stock base setting), I’m still kind of wrapping my head around the movement of the front end now, especially under braking. I felt I wanted a little more brake support so I ended at 5 clicks in vs 6 clicks in stock compression. I tried 4 clicks in but at lower speed felt a bit bumpy on the front end.

So after doing all this, well I feel like I learned a lot and after my ride I felt fresh with no soreness, cramps, or pain in my palms. I felt I was riding the bike more loosely and working with it instead trying to hold on and take the abuse. The best thing I can say about the adjustments it is now the front end communicates much better so much so I know if I need to get my rear off the seat sooner through the bars what the front wheel is doing.

It is much more confidence inspiring.

Also the bike seems to want to keep its front wheel down better under hard acceleration and when it comes up is very gradual and controlled it really allows me to pin the throttle and does not require the precise throttle inputs anymore and again allows me to flow with the bike. Also the quick shifter is smoother on upshifts.