Measuring Rear Wheel Sag Unloaded; Checking The Static Sag Of The Shock Absorber; Checking The Riding Sag Of The Shock Absorber - KTM 250 EXC-F Owner's Manual

11 TUNING THE CHASSIS
11.6

Measuring rear wheel sag unloaded

11.7

Checking the static sag of the shock absorber

11.8

Checking the riding sag of the shock absorber

Preparatory work
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Raise the motorcycle with the lift stand. (
Main work
– Measure the distance – as vertically as possible – between the rear axle and a fixed
point such as a mark on the side cover.
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Make note of the value as measurement
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Finishing work
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Remove the motorcycle from the lift stand. (
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Measure distance
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Hold the motorcycle upright with the aid of an assistant.
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Measure the distance between the rear axle and the fixed point again.
–
Note down the value as dimension
Info
The static sag is the difference between measurements
–
Check the static sag.
Static sag
» If the static sag is less or more than the specified value:
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Adjust the spring preload of the shock absorber.
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Measure distance
–
With another person holding the motorcycle, the rider, wearing full protective cloth-
ing, sits on the seat in a normal sitting position (feet on footrests) and bounces up
and down a few times.
The rear wheel suspension levels out.
–
Another person now measures the distance between the rear axle and a fixed point.
–
Note down the value as dimension
Info
The riding sag is the difference between measurements
–
Check the riding sag.
Riding sag
» If the riding sag differs from the specified measurement:
–
Adjust the riding sag.
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 of rear wheel unloaded. (
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33... 35 mm (1.3... 1.38 in)
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of rear wheel unloaded. (
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105... 115 mm (4.13... 4.53 in)
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