Cobra 2004 King Owner's Manual page 71

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Front forks feel too stiff over small bumps.
If the forks feel too stiff over small bumps try decreasing the weight (increasing
the viscosity) of the fork oil.
Rear suspension troubleshooting.
Always start with standard settings and make damping changes in no more than
two click increments and only make one change at a time.
Symptom
Rear end feels stiff on small bumps
Rear end 'sways' on straights
Bike tends to jump 'rear end high'
Bike tends to jump 'rear end low'
Frequent rear end bottoming
Bottoms after end of continuous bumps
Rear end 'kicks' over square edge bumps
Proactive Suspension Adjustments
Once you have the suspension adjusted for decent overall feel, you can make
proactive adjustments when faced with different racing conditions.
Situation
Sand track
Sand track
Long fast track
Tight slow track
Mud track
Softer compression damping
Harder compression damping
Harder rebound damping
Softer rebound damping
Harder compression damping
Softer rebound damping
1) Harder rebound, 2) Softer
Compression
Actions
Lower the rear end (increase race sag).
Stiffer compression and rebound damping.
Lower the forks in the clamps by 3 mm.
Raise the forks in the clamps by 3 mm.
Lower the bike if the rider has difficulties
touching the ground.
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Fork oil weight
Damping
Action

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