How tough is it to turn the rear shock preload knob?
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How tough is it to turn the rear shock preload knob?
how much resistance is there turning the rear shock preload knob? Does it move the shock at all? Raise the bike up or down? Is the shock and/or adjuster repairable /serviceable ? Mine turns without much effort and the numbers in the little window revolve but it does not seem to do anything. I feel no detents either.
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well my knobs the same, must be a kr owners thing lol. also checked my spare knob on the spare shock its the same, seems that thats the way any one that owns a kr's knob is....... does any other bike have a knob like ours?
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If you can not fix it with a hammer it must be electrical
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no projects, OOPS!1987 Kawasaki AR125B4
Every 2 in 1 poeple are schizophrenic
If you can not fix it with a hammer it must be electrical
2 Smokey and they bandit
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well its after the watershed. so my knobs fine according to the missus, now i'm concerned my kr's nob is'nt lol no. thats the way they are, turn it as much as you want and it seems to do nothing, but i'm sure kawasaki designed it that way, just another special thing to play with lol
1984 Kawasaki KR250A
no projects, OOPS!1987 Kawasaki AR125B4
Every 2 in 1 poeple are schizophrenic
If you can not fix it with a hammer it must be electrical
2 Smokey and they bandit
no projects, OOPS!1987 Kawasaki AR125B4
Every 2 in 1 poeple are schizophrenic
If you can not fix it with a hammer it must be electrical
2 Smokey and they bandit
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Unless you know different!!!!
1984 Kawasaki KR250A
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Every 2 in 1 poeple are schizophrenic
If you can not fix it with a hammer it must be electrical
2 Smokey and they bandit
no projects, OOPS!1987 Kawasaki AR125B4
Every 2 in 1 poeple are schizophrenic
If you can not fix it with a hammer it must be electrical
2 Smokey and they bandit
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Hi, Unfortunately the manual doesn't explain the workings of the rear shock.
the KR kid wrote:There's the info in the manual.
http://www.kr250.org/manual/KR_manual_chapter_12.pdf
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Its my guess that there's a hydraulic piston that acts against the spring to compress it ,turning the knob pumps up the oil or releases it,and all of our shocks that have no resistance felt in the preload adjuster have leaked the adjuster oil out and introduced air into the system rendering it ineffective.
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I'm going to try to get this, to do an exploratory on it
I'm going to try to get this, to do an exploratory on it
http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g109402247
http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g109402247
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Re: I'm going to try to get this, to do an exploratory on it
It seems that a pressurized shock is a shipping taboo by air or land/sea
more to come
more to come
pepsi wrote:I'm going to try to get this, to do an exploratory on it
http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g109402247
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My knob works fine, thanks for asking.
Easy to turn the adjuster wheel, you can feel clicks and see the numbers change slowly but it doesn't seem to have any noticeable effect. Just like the anti-dive units.
Much harder to turn the damping knob in the bellypan, it had snapped off my original shock. But again, at my level of riding ability, I can't tell any difference.
I had a GSX-R1100 with over 8M permutations of suspension adjustment but not one of 'em was any good...
Easy to turn the adjuster wheel, you can feel clicks and see the numbers change slowly but it doesn't seem to have any noticeable effect. Just like the anti-dive units.
Much harder to turn the damping knob in the bellypan, it had snapped off my original shock. But again, at my level of riding ability, I can't tell any difference.
I had a GSX-R1100 with over 8M permutations of suspension adjustment but not one of 'em was any good...
Kawasaki KR250 Tandem Twin (x4) & KS-II 80,
Yamaha RD350LC,
Suzuki GSX-R750RK & RB50 Gag.
Yamaha RD350LC,
Suzuki GSX-R750RK & RB50 Gag.