Suspension tuning processes and techniques.
The symptoms of this ailment are your constant need to push on your motorcycle's handle bar to keep in in the turn, and/or your bike is difficult to turn at all; you must really crank on your handle bars to make it turn. Here's the cause and the fix. [...]
We've talked about progressive springs. Most bikes come with progressive shock linkage as well. We've talked about lowering links. You can also get lifting links. Premium Video Trailer. To watch the full video please Subscribe or Login. [...]
Chasing unicorns. That quest for the magic motorcycle suspension setup, those golden settings that somehow work for that particular motorcycle regardless who rides it; sometimes called "the final setup." Unfortunately there is no suspension pixie dust. Here's why, and what to do about it. Freemium Video. Enjoy. To view Premium content, [...]
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/ [...]
