Rear shock settings

[Osika]

Forks are dialed in pretty well.
Curious about rear shock. Starting with Philips base settings. This track though is essentially flat with some fast rocky choppy areas. Really tough going through uphill turn in that. Not sure what to do or would be best in terms of high speed, low speed compression and rebound. Been messing with all of it but Curious on thoughts . Ty!

 

[Philip]

Alright, for a flat but choppy track, you're dealing with a lot of small, sharp hits that can unsettle the bike. Since you're happy with your baseline setup, we'll tweak the rear shock to handle that chop. You'd likely want to soften the low-speed compression a bit-maybe a click or two out-to let the shock absorb those small bumps better without feeling too harsh. Keep high-speed compression close to your baseline, as you're not hitting big jumps or deep ruts. For rebound, you might speed up the low-speed rebound slightly-one click faster-to help the shock recover quickly from those rapid-fire hits. High-speed rebound can stay where it's at unless the bike feels like it's packing down; then maybe a half-click faster. Test it and feel how the bike tracks over the chop. Adjust from there if it's still too stiff or wallowy.

This is hilarious and so spot-on! Source

Hope this helps. Sorry, my brain is fried after a track day at Glen Helen yesterday in a 100F heat!

 

[Osika]

I'm happy with forks. So use your baseline rear shock settings and go from there?

 

[Osika]

I'm happy with forks. So use your baseline rear shock settings and go from there?

Trying using ur baseline setting now. Ty!

 

[Osika]

I'm going to try and fill in the area that is like riding on a railroad track! The turns are dry soft dirt. What psi on the stock tires?
Been going 14/13.5 Thinking 13/12.5 ?
Or can they go 12/12? Looking to try dunlap 34s next but bike has only 10 hours so will be a bit.