Rear Suspension Hoop, Adjustable???

[JJCool]

Hi, can anyone shed a light, Ive noticed that the rear suspension hoop has adjusting Nuts, (or they could just be bolts that look like adjusters) Dose anyone know if you can adjust the rear ride hight with these or are they just for show? Any one know??? or is it just for show???

[M900Dom]

This has been done to death recently, but to summarise.....

Its better in everyway but dont leave less than 10mm of thread engaged.
HTH
Dom

[JJCool]

Sorry, Should have done a search, Good stuff, ill have a play!!!!!! Cheers

[Tigerlily]

Hmmmmph.....I've just done a search and nothing came up :confused:


Guess I'll have to trawl thru' the threads now.

[spacemonkey]

I believe the Oracle states that 2.5 turns from fully in does the job of quickening the steering enough without ruining stability.

And no filthy comment about wheelbarrows please...

[Tigerlily]

I hope that wasn't aimed at me spacemonkey 'cos I have nooooo idea what you're talking about :confused: :confused: :confused:


Wheelbarrows?????

[A Yerbury]

ducatisuite have the lowdown as they say. oh a late pun...wake up Alex.........

[A Yerbury]

the oracle was just a program, I'd ignore her..........

[Tigerlily]

Her????

I thought spacemonkey was a bloke???

[A Yerbury]

he is a bloke, the oracle is a program. Like ceefax but with better special effects.

[Tigerlily]

Ahhhhh I see :D

I still have no idea what he was on about tho! :confused:



Time for a brew to wake up my little grey cells I think.

[A Yerbury]

ere we go then. swing arm is attached to loop is attached via arm to shock. where said loop meets swing arm is a locknut, below that is the rose joint. the important bit. Secure back of bike via stand, ropes or burly youth. undo the allen bolts on either side of swingarm that connect through rose joints. undo locknut, wind roses fully in then bring them out again 2 n a arf turns, relock nuts either side then replace bolts to swingarm. ta daahhh. that should be the optimum setting the oracle reffered to! once youve done that you can hunt down the thread "greasing the rose joint nipples"
took me a while to work out WTF they were all on about till earlier today. F A O people whose job it is to name technical parts, it looks nothing like a rose, more like an onion.
hope that helps.
ps terry posted a pic earlier of the nipple for greasing.

[slob]

Maybe it was invented by a Mr. Rose? I think the yanks call 'em Heim joints.

[A Yerbury]

I did think of that but its still no good excuse wise! :)

[spacemonkey]

Ahhhhh I see :D

I still have no idea what he was on about tho! :confused:



Aaah, a nice 'innocent' girlie.... :cool:

[A Yerbury]

:cool: ditto my favourite smiley, doesnt mean we're engaged or anything.

[tomferreira]

Has anyone had any probelms removing the stud that runs through the rose joint. I've got the nut off the outside but can undo the bolt that runs through. Is it threaded through the rose joint? Is it locking? HELP!!

[crust]

Its a plain bolt that pushes through the rose joint, the only threaded bit is the bit the nut goes on.

Its probably rusted in, try soaking it in 'plus gas' penetrating fluid.

You can get it from Halfords

:)Crust