nose diving

[moorin]

whats the best suspension set up to stop nose diving. this happens alot of the sx tracks especially brents track, toronto and anaheim 3. any tips to stop nosediving aswell??

thanks alex

[rewrew421]

Panic rev...haha you might try a stiff front and maybe a little softer rear or just lower rebound in the rear?

[moorin]

well didnt know what the settings actually did whether a higher number rebound made the rebound quicker or slower so was messin about with both back and front but didn't get very far. so lower rebound number at the back and higher at the front? what does the compression do if i raised or lowered it?

[rewrew421]

High/low compressions- makes the forks stiff/makes the forks soft
High/low rebound- when compressed the forks will rebound or decompress quickly/the forks will rebound slowly

[moorin]

ok i will have a play about. what settings are you using? or anyone else for that matter? or is that top secret because alot of you race against each other

[rewrew421]

I use stock suspension but my gearing...haha thats top secret

[moorin]

i wasn't even going to mention the gearing lol does it make a big difference then?

[rewrew421]

Yea it really depends on the track though.

[jlv]

If the jump has a really bad kicker, you might want to let off the throttle for a second to let the fork settle down into the face of the jump, then hit it again before you leave the ground.

[DJ99X]

It's inevitable that you'll flip it on Toronto though....

[moorin]

why is that dj? is there anyway round this or not?

[DJ99X]

Nah, I built that track when I used to ride on arcade mode, so i didn't notice that the jumps would do that

[billybob]

If you set the compression low and the rebound high, as odd as it sounds, it reduces the kick. I can get around Toronto now without flipping/landing on the front all the time.