RC51 rear shock

[Tom Sullivan]

I can't remember if I've asked this before, but after getting beat to death by my overly stiff rear spring on my 2002 RC51 I went one size lighter, which helped a lot. However, I'm still getting too much pounding back there. Is there anything short of an Olien's(sp) shock replacement for my cure?

[africord]

I can't remember if I've asked this before, but after getting beat to death by my overly stiff rear spring on my 2002 RC51 I went one size lighter, which helped a lot. However, I'm still getting too much pounding back there. Is there anything short of an Olien's(sp) shock replacement for my cure?

What are your compression, preload, and rebound settings? Too much shock damping could be responsible.

[Tom Sullivan]

Ummmmmm, I've got the spring pre-load set so the motorcycle drops about an inch under it's own weight. The compression dampening is set where it feels best (same goes for the pre-load). However, I think this is the motorcycle that I can't turn the rebound adjuster screw at all.

[Tom Sullivan]

Maybe I should have applied the same advice to my stuck rebound dampening adjustment screw that was suggested for my stuck VFR spanner. LOL