Suspension tuning processes and techniques.
As you fly into a corner and grab the brakes, the front end of your bike begins to vibrate up and down in your hands in a mini hopping stutter. If you watch racing you've seen racers make the motion with their hands to their crew chiefs. Why is your bike doing that and how [...]
The BMW S1000RR seriously upped the ante when it debuted, and BMW was quick to offer an electronic suspension (DDC) version. Dave tunes a number of those electronic DDC suspension models here. Premium Video Trailer. To watch the full video please [...]
While we haven't seen sales figures, the Panigale 959 is arguably Ducati's best selling sportbike. We see them ALL the time. Maybe it's the price point. Or maybe it's just a Northern California thing, like the Toyota Prius. Premium Video Trailer. [...]
Motorcycle Rider Sag is the amount the bike sags under the weight of the rider. This is added to Static Sag to arrive at Total Sag. Sag is a just a place to begin. It will be ridiculously better than what the factory put in your bike, so your bike will ride much better, but [...]
The Kawasaki ZX-10R and ZX-10RR have crushed World Superbike for 7 years now. Why they're not the best selling liter bikes on the planet is a mystery. If you were smart enough to buy one, you'll find some great setup info here. [...]
What does proper and improper tire pressure do to motorcycle geometry; to rake and trail for example? Will the motorcycle steer better or worse? Premium Video Trailer. To watch the full video please Subscribe or Login. [...]
Dave does a suspension setup on a Suzuki GSX-1300R Hayabusa. This is not a drag race setup. It's a setup for average street and canyon riding. We'll cover drag race setups in another video. Below is the link to Dave Moss and Dave Williams, editor, drag racing. https://davemosstuning.com/dave-daver-go-drag-racing/ [...]
How do you know when your weight and/or riding ability has exceeded your motorcycle's suspension components? How do you know when it's time to upgrade your suspension, to revalve and/or respring? Dave Moss reviews the telltale signs, and provides some guidelines. Freemium Video. Enjoy. To view Premium content, please Subscribe or [...]
The Ducati Multistrada 1200's in this video are all manual suspension bikes. 2 of them are brand new off the showroom floor, so you'll get good setup info there. The 3rd bike is used with 10,000 miles (16,000 km), and the owner is dissatisfied with the suspension setup he received from another tuner, so he's [...]
In this video we're looking at the new generation, the 2017 & 2018 Yamaha R6 here. Dave tunes a couple of stock bikes, so there's good stock suspension setup info there, and then a couple with upgraded suspension. As usual, once you approach Trackday fast group and club racing speeds, the stock bits just can't [...]
