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How tough is it to turn the rear shock preload knob?
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 12:37 pm
by pepsi
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.
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 10:41 pm
by pepsi
will one of you guys just go out and turn your knob to see how it feels
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 12:08 am
by Top-shaggy
pepsi wrote:will one of you guys just go out and feel your knob to see how it turns
Sorry I couldn't resist that...snigger
I'm sure someone on here with a kr250 will feel there knob for you and report back soon..
knob
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 7:38 pm
by dougindoors
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?
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 9:57 pm
by Howie
Have you considered your knob may be past it
It does happen, or so i'm told
Snigger, snigger.............................
nobs
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 10:17 pm
by dougindoors
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
nob
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 10:20 pm
by dougindoors
Unless you know different!!!!
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 11:27 pm
by pepsi
thanks for the reply's
, but I wonder how this spring preloader works? Looks like a hydraulic hose connected to it. By its got me really curious
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 12:21 am
by the KR kid
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 7:16 pm
by pepsi
Hi, Unfortunately the manual doesn't explain the workings of the rear shock.
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 7:46 pm
by pepsi
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.
I'm going to try to get this, to do an exploratory on it
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 8:07 pm
by pepsi
I'm going to try to get this, to do an exploratory on it
http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g109402247
Re: I'm going to try to get this, to do an exploratory on it
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 1:01 am
by pepsi
It seems that a pressurized shock is a shipping taboo by air
or land/sea
more to come
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 9:38 am
by StrokerBoy
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...
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 12:01 pm
by pepsi
got a spare coming for an autopsy