SPRING PRELOAD & SAG - Adventure Motorcycle Suspension Part 1

Spring preload is critical. Suspension guru Ted Porter joins Bret to discuss the importance of properly adjusting your adventure motorcycle's springs. This is valuable info and can potentially improve your riding experience. Please familiarize yourself and pay attention.

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[VipinMishraProject]

“The job of a suspension is to keep the tyre in contact with the ground beneath as much as possible”. The moment I hear such a simple yet accurate answer, I know the man knows his subject very very well.
Nice video Bret and Tim. :-)

[DanDan-hevw]

Nothing better than listening and learning from an expert, specially on a very complex subject

[AdamChandler]

I spent hours with Ted on the phone and over email when I bought my suspension. I don't know what his profit margins are as a reseller but he has a customer for life. I'm so happy with my suspension and now factor in that price into every new bike I buy because proper suspension is more important than any other upgrade.

[DistinctOgre]

One of the best videos I've seen explaining suspension. Good work.

[markkulyas]

Finally, A YouTuber that knows how to get right to the point, and knows all the right questions to ask, and doesn't waste our time with endless dribble.

[mikeblackford]

Nobody clears it up like you, Bret. Another fine video.

[RedRupert]

Thanks. I think I know roughly what's what, but it certainly helps to have it explained again and again.

[MooHooHaw]

Ted spent a lot of time with me to ensure we got it right. I am lucky enough to be close by and he set me up with amazing suspension on my 07 GSA. I can't recommend Ted enough and will use him as long as he's still working. He's an awesome guy with a wealth of knowledge and the desire to share every bit of it. Frankly, i don't know how he gets any work done the way he spends as much time with his customers; even when on vacation! Thanks for the video.

[tedcrum]

Nice Job. There aren't that many people who really understand suspension, Ted Porter is one of them. The camera loves him too.

[bigjon]

One of the most overlooked parts of upgrading a bike! Great video

[thetessellater]

"How do they not want more knobs and dials !" You're such a tech nerd, Bret.

[hardworkingamerican]

This video has answered my question I've been trying to get answered for at least a year now . Amazing, I only live 45 minutes from where Ted works . Well hopefully he is still there .

[bhushantendulkar]

Superb technical video about suspension

[sumporfuk]

Great info from the suspension guru himself. Ted took the time to explain everything that I needed to know about the Touratech Extreme shocks & springs for my GSA. It’s funny how the thought of my suspension mysteriously vanished after the new shock installation

[LookattheBiggerPic]

This presentation was a brilliant Idea - not a lot of authoritative information on ADV class suspension without burning someone's time such as Ted's so this is really good. Suspension is a tough one because there are so many factors such as weight, leverage, riding style - standing while off-road or sitting, kit weight, occasional passenger weight and so on. As a former suspension designer, I know this first hand. I would nearly always go out with a top rider with a selection of shocks and watch him ride - I would also ride the same bike with each shock after the rider to see if we agreed roughly on experience. I would do this sometime several times with my Pro riders to get the best result. Having said this, shocks these days such as the Wilbers on my R1200GSA have the valve stack in two cavities right on the reservoir, a low and high speed adjustment with the old standard shaft collar for rebound adjustment. These make precise dialing of dampening pretty easy compared to the old days of pulling a WP shock completely apart to change the valve stack for both compression and rebound. With my former GS I kept the rebound pretty high to get a slightly above norm static and seated sag in part because I like the more precise handling that provided even at speed. On my new GSA, the Wilbers are close and the spring perfect for me but the front is a bit high on the preload and thus the handling is good because it is a GSA but not quite as nimble feeling as my former GS was... Hard to get to preload adjustment up front as well... Much thanks for yet another brilliant presentation - more please!

[avianmotors]

You helped at least one person. I was Just putting a big duffel bag on the back rack of my DRZ400S. Now I see why a pannier would help my suspension by putting the set the weight lower and forward. Thanks!

[jncdi]

Thank you for this video. I have been searching for an understandable explanation of how these suspensions work and this is it. Really looking forward to the next one in this series.

[richardnacim]

Thank you for bringing Ted on, I ordered suspension from him yesterday based on your interview, his expertise and great customer service. You should get a commission. Thank you again for bringing great information.

[hbcnovak]

Another excellent video! More knowledge is always better.

[tommeyer]

Thank you and thanks to Tim.... very informative. More vids like this, please!1