UPDATE: I made a slight error RE: Adjusting FRONT PRELOAD! You can adjust the top gold Hex Nuts (clockwise = more preload) so I will try to update you with a video in the near future!

For the rear shock before you take the measurement you need to lift the bike up off the ground. Then lower back to ground, sit on it and then do your 1/3 preload. You don't take the first measurement with the bike weight compressing the spring.

I just got my Scrambler 1200 XE and this tutorial is super helpful in 1.) Getting to know the bike setup in general and 2.) Preparing for future adventures. It was fairly clear and explained well with good visualizations. Thank you very much!

@lifeofascrambler

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help! There’s plenty more coming out every week - probably going over camping gear next week!

Great tutorial. Suddenly suspension adjustment makes sense. The moving graphics are a great help. Well done 👍👍👍👍

@lifeofascrambler

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad it was helpful, and I plan to do more in the future!

Thanks for the work you put into this video. Steve S is correct the gold hex nuts on the front forks adjust preload.

@lifeofascrambler

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Robyn! I will make sure I update the next suspension video with some more info!

You put out good content: useful and well structured & edited. Cheers mate!

@lifeofascrambler

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

You might add for your veiwers how important it is to not get your chain too tight. I took the shocks off to compare the manual recomended slack measurement and found that setting to be too tight when wheel travels toward full compression. Great vids!! Thankyou!

Brilliant videos - might be worth a mention to undo the plastic locking grubscrew in the top collar of the shocks to adjust rear preload. Great explanations, certainly helps me understand the suspension settings a bit more. Thanks again for mentioning the potential faults, such as the bolts being tight enough and spring wear on the shock(if not adjusted).

@lifeofascrambler

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeh that’s a good point, I did forget that!

Another top video. I really appreciate your content 👍👍

@lifeofascrambler

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

Thank you for this video!

@lifeofascrambler

Жыл бұрын

No worries! Hopefully it helps

On the front forks there is a place to adjust with a screwdriver, there is also a nut you can adjust with a socket. What does the nut adjust ?

@lifeofascrambler

2 ай бұрын

Good pickup! Working on an update to this video, but the nut does apparently adjust preload, but it’s only covered in some workshop manuals (post 2022 I think) so it’s unclear if that’s across all year models or not. Best bet is to mark where it is, and try turning it to see how it affects your suspension. Try putting a zip tie around the fork lower, compress the shocks and it should slide down and stay in place. Then turn the nut and compress them again - if they push it down further you’re reducing preload, if it stays put then you’re likely increasing preload!

@ginoasci2876

2 ай бұрын

@@lifeofascrambler : thank you

Tanks for PT-BR

Thanks a lot. Very well done !

@lifeofascrambler

Жыл бұрын

No worries! I’ve got plenty more content coming soon too, so stay tuned! 🤙🏼

@vitor955

Жыл бұрын

@@lifeofascrambler Great news. Cheers from Lisbon, Portugal.

Thanks for the great video. At the front suspension what is the diference between the yellow and black screws?

@lifeofascrambler

Жыл бұрын

Correct! That was a test 🤔😅

Flat out amazing video and so, so helpful. Thank you! Echoing a question from before - when working with measurements for the sag, should you measure vertical distance between two points or should you measure length of travel of the suspension arm?

@lifeofascrambler

10 ай бұрын

Thanks! Great question, I believe it is the vertical distance between two points, not the suspension arm itself. I’ll need to make a clarification at some stage 😅

Hey , I just spoke with a Ohlins rep and they will sell you the “wear sticker” as a stand alone item. Cheap and easy fix!

@lifeofascrambler

Жыл бұрын

Wow I love that idea! Thanks, I’ll let people know!

Great explanation.. please tell me the tail tidy and rear turn signals that you are using. Looks great!

@lifeofascrambler

Жыл бұрын

I actually made my own tail tidy, using a plasma cutter, because it just needs to slide up and bolt on to the tail. The turn signals are Kelpi Custom moto and are awesome I have a Mods video you should check out - goes into detail and shows how bright they are!

@briand9513

Жыл бұрын

@@lifeofascrambler thanks! I'll head over and check out the video!

The fork adjustment makes so much sense now 🤣 Say we're taking a pillion in an on road situation, would we be adjusting the rear springs or could we just adjust the compression to take into account the extra weight?

@lifeofascrambler

Жыл бұрын

Great question! You can do both but yeh I would recommend maybe winding on a bit more preload too - I forgot that because I never take pillions 😂

@FlorianWerner

Жыл бұрын

If you take on a pillion or any luggage weight you need to add preload, especially to rear, to bring back the proper sag of the shocks. Of course, that is considering you already had set the proper sag to account for your weight fully geared up sitting on the bike. Typically 30-33% of total suspension travel

Hi! Wonder what tail-tidy do you use? Looks good!

@lifeofascrambler

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It’s a custom tail tidy I designed and cut myself actually 😅 the indicators are Kelpi Custom Moto and they’re super bright

I'd like to have the XC version, which unfortunately is no longer in production. I have better bikes for more hardcore off road.

Hello, You mention at 08:30 springs you can buy adjusted to your weight. I would like to know where you can buy them? I searched on internet since last 2 years for these springs without success. Thanks and cheers from Canada!

@lifeofascrambler

Жыл бұрын

They’re usually available from custom spring / suspension places, I haven’t done it myself but have heard from mechanic buddies who have done it with diff bikes, and I think I was referring to the front forks, because the rear is a dual stage spring I think the only people that do the rear springs are TEC bike parts?!

@franckbeillard

Жыл бұрын

@@lifeofascrambler yes, I am talking about the front springs. Rear are fine.

grazie for my scrambler 1200xe.... from Roma italy

@lifeofascrambler

Жыл бұрын

Awesome thanks! Glad I could help 🤙🏼 how long have you had your scrambler?

Shouldn’t the preload first measurement be taken with the wheelOff the ground fully unloaded?

@bobjohnson1633

7 ай бұрын

No. That's how you would measure the total compression or the total suspension travel. We know the be and xc models have front/back 250/250 and 200/200 respectively. Then you determine 33% of that total travel. That's the 83 number. 66 on the xc.

@kipsmith2017

Ай бұрын

I agree, the Ohlins rep will tell you take the weight off for the 1st measurement.

Cheers cobber

Increased rebound SLOWS rebound. You said it back wards. Slow is not soft. Soft or “less” rebound is faster release.

@lifeofascrambler

4 ай бұрын

Thanks that’s a great clarification!

When adjusting the rear compression, the clicker doesn’t appear to have a stop, when rotating the clicker clockwise. Right or left side. Any help would be appreciated.

@lifeofascrambler

Жыл бұрын

That’s strange? So what happens when you keep winding the clicker?

@noelprovan4096

Жыл бұрын

@@lifeofascrambler nothing, keeps turning, not sure how the compression is affected. No reference point either side

My 2020 XC has front preload adjustment. I think you use a 19mm socket to adjust. Or am I wrong?

@lifeofascrambler

Жыл бұрын

Nope you’re right! I completely missed that part so I’ll have to update it!

@steves6614

Жыл бұрын

@@lifeofascrambler great stuff! I just returned from what should have been a 10,000 mile ride cut short at 6,000 miles. 50% off road. Brace holding the radiator fan failed and the fan pierced the radiator.

@lifeofascrambler

Жыл бұрын

@@steves6614 no way that sucks! I’ve never heard of that happening but it’s definitely not something that should ever happen. I guess the vibration wouldn’t help but still…

@nunoemcasa

Жыл бұрын

@@lifeofascrambler I am aware of that problem in another scrambler in Brazil. The radiator support broke and then some other part of the radiator’s support punctured the radiator. I am not sure if after 2021 they changed the design for supporting the radiator…

@harowerks44

Жыл бұрын

The plastic type film showing wear marks on the outside of the shock body is a wear item and easily replaced. Can happen from mud and grit getting on the shock body and then the black plastic sleeve between the 2 springs moves it up and down on the shock body during compression. Glasshouse would be a shocker for that kind of wear when it's a bit damp. :)

Cobber! 😂

@lifeofascrambler

Жыл бұрын

No worries m8!

They made these bikes for skinny guys that don't eat and don't lift weights. Gotta buy new stiffer springs.