OK, here goes...........
’07 ZOKE
stock 1st and 2nd changes current @ 15.03.10
REBOUND/MID STACK
15 x .30 15 x .30 15 x .30
15 x .20 15 x .20 15 x .20
15 x .25 15 x .25 15 x .25
22 x .30 22 x .30 22 x .30
11 x .20 11 x .20 11 x .10*
PISTON PISTON PISTON
21 x .10 21 x .10 21 x .10
19 x .10 19 x .10 19 x .10
17 x .10 17 x .10 17 x .10
15 x .10 16 x .15* 17 x .10*
xxxxxxxx 15 x .10 16 x .15
xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx 15 x .10
BASE STACK
stock 1st and 2nd changes current @ 15.03.10
22 x .30 22 x .30 22 x .30
PISTON PISTON PISTON
11 x .20 22 x .10 *(no bleed) 22 x .10
22 x .10 11 x .20 11 x .20
11 x .20 20 x .10 20 x .10
20 x .10 19 x .10 19 x .10
19 x .10 11 x .10 11 x .20*
11 x .10 18 x .10 18 x .10
18 x .10 17 x .10 14 x .20
17 x .10 14 x .20 12 x .20
16 x .15 12 x .20 11 x .20
14 x .20 11 x .20*
12 x .20
Each time, I have left the oil the same wt and level :
7.5wt Motorex@ 105mm = 540ml
I will try to explain what I did and why
* shows a change - all I have done is move around what shims are there - I haven't bought any at all.
I bought this bike new about 15 months ago, a runout deal, so it was totally stock.
First off, the front felt mushy and blew through the stroke without any feeling. I couldn't get much improvement with the clickers. At this stage I pulled the bleed shim on the comp stack, and positioned it under the stack.
This gave a noticeable improvement but the comp clicker was all the way soft and the rebound was about 5 from full hard. The ride over roots and rocks etc was OK but there was a harsh feel when the forks were compressed - especially when riding at speed downhill and hitting a bump.
The next thing I did was take the 16x1.5 out of the comp and put it in the rebound, to try and soften the deep stroke comp and stiffen the rebound.
Now this was starting to get somewhere! I felt I was heading in the right direction!
Next I took a 17x.10 out of the comp and put that in the rebound. I also swapped the 11x.20 bleed on the midvalve with the 11x.10 pivot in the comp stack. My idea here was that I wanted soft and compliant over rocks, roots etc. but still wanted a firm enough ride on the open faster trails. I still wanted to increase "big hit rebound control" with the shims because I was discovering that too much rebound clicker would start to cause a reduction in front wheel traction when cornering etc. and multiple smallish bumps started to cause the forks to pack down and become harsh - it's a real struggle to decipher comp from rebound issues, but I'm pretty sure the lack of rebound control is the issue.
I'm still confused about that bleed shim in the midvalve - I think it is there to make sure enough oil gets past the piston and thus is available for rebound control, but...?
Anyway, now I have a setup I'm finally happy with. The current stacks as listed above are a big improvement - so much so that I think I'll leave the bloody things alone now!! The rebound clicker in particular is now very sensitive, with 1 click being noticeable - I'm about nine clicks out from full hard.
The comp clickers are around 3 - 6 out from full soft, depending on my mood!
Some other info that should be considered - It's really important to get the front and rear action to match.
The fork springs are standard, but I have fitted a 4.8 spring in the rear, the standard is 5.2. I have done this to achieve static sag of 25-30mm with race sag of 105-110mm.
This is less than is often quoted on this forum, but I find the softer rear spring absolutely brilliant. When riding, the front feels lighter than it did, and the traction up slow bumpy hills is improved, the whole bike feels more "alive".
By the way I'm quite small, about 70kg, and 167 tall.
Hope this is of some help, cheers Barry
) the oil and the comp. adjuster have the greatest effect.What else?
