1260 Suspension Set Up

Good tip on Pro-twins, Ive been there a couple of times before with my MTS, hadn’t thought about them....also HM racing. I am there on Thursday picking up a part Cheers

 

P&H set both mine up

 

Thx

 

Was your MTS skyhook?

 

Yes it was....so it seemed to have ultimate flexibility....but there is a temptation to keep fiddling! Very handy if you were taking a pillion though...took 30 seconds To adjust rather than 10 minutes

 

Mine is the opposite...its Very hard, especially at the rear, if I go over a bump it goes right through you...having said that its an amazing bike (as I can see from your photo you are enjoying too) so I’d be happy to spend £50 and make it even better

 

With more practice you'll be able to get closet to the edge of that tire

 

Took my Scrambler 1100 Pro Sport down to him today, top service and it’s gone from good, to excellent. I’d highly recommend the service. Plus the road back out towards Shrewsbury was awesome!





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Here's the suspension set-up I currently have on a 1260 Pikes Peak with manual Ohlins which at 18,000 Kms, is slightly more than half-way to a fork and shock service.
FYI: I'm 177 lbs / 80 Kg in full leather gear (160 lbs / 72.5 Kg without). No pillion, All twisty back roads. Riding on Angel GT.
I'm very pleased with this set-up so far although it's not perfect as the front static percentage is higher than textbook . However, the Rider SAG percentages and the fore-aft balance are already near spot-on which is more important. I'm using 10 turns on the rear preload. Eight is bang-on but I prefer it at 10 with a slight forward pitch. I'm using 3/4 of the fork travel measured to the bottom-out mark above the fork casting while riding on smooth roads without pushing it. In an emergency stop, my zip-tie drops to just above the bottom-out mark.
It's also important that I remember that some of these settings should be reviewed every 3000 miles or so as the oil's viscosity deteriorates.
Consequently, I consider suspension set-up as a journey, not a destination. I will also be tweaking the compression and rebound settings to see what's best given a particular riding scenario. Keeping a record of these settings is an essential step in this journey.

 

It still baffles me why they let the bikes leave with no setup, especially with zero preload on the front.

I've not had öhlins on a MTS since my first pre dvt and I agree, it was amazing. I'm running skyhook on my GT 1260 and whilst not as detailed as Öhlins, once setup they are great for road riding.

 

Not only should dealers set-up the suspension for the new purchaser, they should also set-up the ergonomics by adjusting the levers, handlebars, rear brake and shifter positions. Not everyone is 175 cm, 80kg and wearing size 43 boots.

 

100% agreed. I've spent ages getting the 1260 to fit me properly (190cm 80kg). The last on my list is the rearsets having just changed to LSL bars, which made a HUGE difference.

 

Here you go. See my post @ #30 above. However, suspension settings are not "One Size Fits All".