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the 2014 Ninja 1000 has a knob fitted at the rear to make preload adjustments possible on the fly....
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Preload Adjustment
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It was a little more difficult on the '11.
and a closeup
for the '11 Ninja 1000 you would have to use the included wrench to fiddle with preload.
Just to make life easier, it's an eye sore though. I rather have it harder to access but complement the overall design
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The wrench makes it easy? Are those letters H for hard and S for soft or are my eyes imagining things? Left turn for loose feel and Right turn for tight feel?It was a little more difficult on the '11.
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for the '11 Ninja 1000 you would have to use the included wrench to fiddle with preload.
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No thats the rebound dampening adjuster, you need to use the hook wrench
check out the Ninja 1000 service manual for more details, page 506
http://speedzonemanuals.com/manuals/kawasaki/motorcycle/2013_KAWASAKI_NINJA_1000.pdf
you can always learn about it yourself but when in doubt, see the dealer or some tech that knows what they are doing.
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right at the start of this video the guy adjusts the preload, 2-3 seconds in
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The concours 14 has it on the left. Its still really hard to turn while sitting on it..uh, they say....
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OK, so you guys really need to read about, and learn about SAG. setting up your suspension for YOUR weight, and your passenger and/or gear.
THAT is what this preload adjustment is for.
Ask the Geek: Set Your Static Sag | Sport Rider
PRELOAD is used to set the sag. after you adjust your PRELOAD, both front and rear, to YOUR, and the weight of whatever you are packing, then you need to adjust your compression and rebound.
The preload is used to adjust, and of set your SAG.
read about it, understand it.
when your saddlebags are off, and it's just you on the bike. your rear SAG is XX.
when you have your loaded bags on the back, and/or your significant other, then you adjust that rear preload to a PREDETERMINED setting that you figured out by setting while you, your significant other, and your fully loaded saddlebags were on the bike.
yes, suspension is a science. But, you can set the basics, and go from there...
yea, the guy in the video gives the preload a few turns before he takes off. That is I've been tuning my bikes suspension for years now. granted, the ninja 1000 does have poor suspension for something with the Ninja name, shame on Kawasaki for that.
But it can be dialed in pretty good, and give decent performance.
You definitely are NOT going to keep up with a real sportbike.
stop dreaming....
THAT is what this preload adjustment is for.
Ask the Geek: Set Your Static Sag | Sport Rider
PRELOAD is used to set the sag. after you adjust your PRELOAD, both front and rear, to YOUR, and the weight of whatever you are packing, then you need to adjust your compression and rebound.
The preload is used to adjust, and of set your SAG.
read about it, understand it.
when your saddlebags are off, and it's just you on the bike. your rear SAG is XX.
when you have your loaded bags on the back, and/or your significant other, then you adjust that rear preload to a PREDETERMINED setting that you figured out by setting while you, your significant other, and your fully loaded saddlebags were on the bike.
yes, suspension is a science. But, you can set the basics, and go from there...
yea, the guy in the video gives the preload a few turns before he takes off. That is I've been tuning my bikes suspension for years now. granted, the ninja 1000 does have poor suspension for something with the Ninja name, shame on Kawasaki for that.
But it can be dialed in pretty good, and give decent performance.
You definitely are NOT going to keep up with a real sportbike.
stop dreaming....
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Buell, that would be true if the sportbike came with "better" suspension. They might spend a bit more money, but you still get compromised settings. Manufacturer does not know rider weight, passenger or not, nor intended use. So, they do the best they can. With a track focused machine, they can focus suspension a little closer.
I did a video for everyone showing the 2011 setup.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWHWZxqTY1A
Hopefully it answers some questions. Its the older style rear shock, my final settings are in the comments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWHWZxqTY1A
Hopefully it answers some questions. Its the older style rear shock, my final settings are in the comments.
Yeah, I'm the one who commented on your video a couple of weeks ago. That's a nice video!
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The last line throws me a bit.... No context given, and just an assumption that you are always correct.
This whole post has a bit of the "I know better than you do" attitude. No assumptions made that the people you are talking to might be intelligent.
I guess that's one way to do it...lol
Weither or not you can keep up with a sport bike would depend on who's riding the sport bike, who's riding the ninja, what road you are both one, who wants it more...etc... You know, it's called street riding like a lot of us do every day.
I did not buy my Ninja 1000 because it was the best in the corners, but to be honest that's not why I bought my R1 or 08 G1K. I thought they were the right bikes for me, and I made that work
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