Preload washers - Yamaha Tenere 700
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- čas přidán 13. 02. 2021
- Howdy T7 folks!!
Here you can see the quick and easy way to install preload washers in your front fork legs.
DISCLAIMER
This is NOT how RallyRaid Producs intended you to install these, please see their install guid for the correct way of doing things.
www.rally-raidproducts.co.uk/...
I take no responsibility if you somehow damage your bike doing it the way I do it in this video.
I highly recommend contacting your local bike shop for installation of these spacers.
Cheers
Marcus
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Bought and fitted these, very easy to do and made an impressive difference to the handling and fork dive, well worth it.
nice chromag tee shirt, had a stylus some years ago, miss that do it all bike!
My son had a pimped chromag bike that he just sold. Good stuff!!
I know the European distributor 👌
Thank you for a very good tutorial! I'm about to replace the springs to a bit stiffer ones, and this video give me the confidence to do it. Seems fairly easy to do. One qustion about the small screws on the top cap. Do you turn the screws all to the right og to the left?
To the left 😉
@@everythingtenere Awesome! 😀
Hey Marcus, great video. How much do you weigh? Did you check your sag before and after install? Thanks
I’m 82kg after morning toilet 😅.
About 86 kitted up without any bags or extras.
Sag was within “OK” limits prior, so the 5mm on each leg Im about 27% rider sag
I ended up with the 2 5mm and the 2.5mm (12.5mm) in each leg to get the static sag down to 30mm and rider sag at 55mm.
Maxed out eyy, maybe time to invest in new springs 😜.
Hope the video was helpful!!
@@everythingtenere it's the static sag that's the problem. But the bike sits heavy on the forks when on the stand so can be deceiving! I'm a short leg human so the softer ride can help reach the floor sometimes and I don't go balls to the wall off road on it either.
Hey Mark! Thanks for the professionell lesson! But what is the sence for that rings? What is the advandage? No OEMs there?
Regards from Austria, Guenther!
He Guenther!
Well, as you have no preload adjustment on the fork caps, you can’t adjust you rider sag (spring tension). So if you weigh more that 80kg all kitted up, you most likely have more rider sag than what is optimal. Thumb rule is 10% free sag and ~30% rider sag (amount of suspensions used when standing still.
As you got 210mm front suspension, if you are a heavy guy and sit on the bike, you might already use 65-80mm of that just standing still.
So adding a 5mm washer creates a slightly heavier spring = less sag
Let’s say you weigh more than 85kg, then the rider sag (how much suspension is used with you on the bike standing still) might be 70 mm. 210-70= 140mm suspension left. So you loose a lot of useful suspension.
Same with the rear suspension, the spring in the rear is rated for 70-75kg rider. But there you have a preload adjuster. In the front you do not have that, so the option is either to replace the spring to a heavier one or add spacer. There is no oem spacers. So a 5 mm spacer will give you about 5mm extra preload, so less free and rider sag.
Hi mister ,.thanks you for all off your vidéo 👌, o Much shim you install before you change your front cartridge ?
I think I had one 5mm and one 2.5mm washer per leg
hi everyone, have you felt an important difference since the installation of this washer (I saw that since you installed an OHLINS fork kit). I measure 1.70m for 70 kg but as soon as I leave loaded (luggage, camping equipment, tools ... 25kg) the tallone fork easily if I pick up the pace off road.
I especially don't want to increase the height of the bike. there is the Adréani fork kit less expensive than Ohlins but I have not seen any feedback on this subject. thanks for the video.
IT is time for you to take a long distance off road trip to test and indulge yourself.
See you soon
Hi!
The preload spacers does not add any height to your bike.
When fully loaded, check your riding sag, if more than 56-60mm, the. Fore sure preload spacer will help. It would give you more useable suspension, but I would also play with comp and rebound.
And don’t forget to check sag in the rear and adjust it too :).
I installed RallyRaid open cartridge kit, not Öhlins ;)
@@everythingtenere I have already made numerous adjustments, taking into account all the theories (dead and static travel) without finding a satisfactory result with 25 kg of luggage. especially the fork easily heels on bumps in off road.
considering my weight, I had thought that these washers might be an "inexpensive" solution. thank you for the feedback.
Unless I am mistaken, the fork cartridge kit from Raid is from the Tractive Suspension brand which manufactures for Touratech, also under its own TRACTIVE brand. take a look at these fork kits are identical. these are among the best fork kits on the market.
@@atprodT700 yep tracktive it is, RallyRaid might have different valving though, as they developed their own kit with tracktive.
The preload spacers does help for off road riding for sure. So it’s a cheep upgrade.
But best would be a K-tec revalve kit I guess
You may want to check this video on how to replace the front springs without removing the fork: czcams.com/video/dK9LYb6kJ68/video.html I found it quite impressive and it looks like a reasonable way to improve the front suspension with stiffer springs and adjust to your weight.
Hi mate how do I know how many spacers to use I’ll be doing this job on my bike next week. I weigh about 105kg in gear.
Hi Jon!
It’s hard to say exactly, depends on how much rider sag you have right now?
I think maybe 2x 5mm on each side.
But if you are 105kg, then I would maybe think of getting another spring for you weight.
@@everythingtenere yeah I was thinking the same. I’ve got a new spring coming for the rear shock. I might have to go to a suspension shop to get the front end looked at
@@1jonblaze sounds like a plan
you can alter your sag a bit with your suspension compresion and rebound a bit, or is this not true.
I’d say bullshit on that 😊, rebound or comp adjustment does not change the spring tension. And preload is just that, you push on the spring so more weight does not make the bike sit lower (just as on the rear preload)
@@everythingtenere thought you would say that. get a revalve on them makes such a difference.
@@adriantompson indeed, i would love to get that. Or RR / Adreani cartridge kit.
But riding in Sweden isn’t so hard core, so I’ll wait with that investment 😬
@@everythingtenere rode mine stock for 12 months not bad when you get clickers right. have fun.
So I could switch out the springs without emptying all the fork oil!
Yes sir, no problem what so ever.
When cap it removed from piston rod, just lift the spring out 👌
@@everythingtenere awesome, thanks for your help!
@@theriault28 glad I can help, just pm me on IG everything_tenere if you have any questions or want some pointers.