Bike setup HELPPPP!!!

[jr363]

Hey i have been playing this game for a while now and i love it. Once you start to get good the game becomes even better. But i have a problem that's holding me back. I have a hard time riding supercross and some motocross tracks because when i hit jumps my front end dives down. I need someone to help (experienced). That can help me setup a good suspension for me. Any ideas? suggestions?
Its just starting to get frustrating. I have been playing around with everything and can't seem to fix it. I can post my setup if needed.
Thanks,
Josh 363

[jr363]

Can someone help please!?

[warrior462]

Too many people worry too much about bike setup when they are first starting. The stock setup is perfect for learning, and once you get it down, you can start tweaking your settings to find a little more speed here and there. Almost everything you can do with your suspension is a trade off. You will help one thing, while hurting another. What you could do for your situation is go stiffer in the front and softer in the rear. This is going to hurt your cornering feel, but should help with the nosediving. A better option is to try to adjust your riding style. I lean back on the takeoff of almost every jump I hit. All jumps are different and you have to hit some different than others, just practice, and you'll get a feel for it as you go.

[jr363]

Too many people worry too much about bike setup when they are first starting. The stock setup is perfect for learning, and once you get it down, you can start tweaking your settings to find a little more speed here and there. Almost everything you can do with your suspension is a trade off. You will help one thing, while hurting another. What you could do for your situation is go stiffer in the front and softer in the rear. This is going to hurt your cornering feel, but should help with the nosediving. A better option is to try to adjust your riding style. I lean back on the takeoff of almost every jump I hit. All jumps are different and you have to hit some different than others, just practice, and you'll get a feel for it as you go.

Thanks alot if you don't mind what kinda setup do you run ?
and how can i reset all my settings so they are stock again ?
thanks

[warrior462]

50's on the suspension and 0's on the sprockets is stock. My setup changes a little with every track, not usually too far from stock settings. You have to have an idea as to what everything does before changing it. If you're not too sure, I'd check this out: http://mxsimulator.com/benchracing3/vie ... f=1&t=3968 Gearing is something that is pretty simple to get your desired result, that's something you can do right away, but I'd leave the suspension alone until you're running consistent enough laps to see if your changes made a difference one way or the other. If you'd like me to explain gearing let me know, I don't currently know of a good link, but it's pretty simple.

[jr363]

50's on the suspension and 0's on the sprockets is stock. My setup changes a little with every track, not usually too far from stock settings. You have to have an idea as to what everything does before changing it. If you're not too sure, I'd check this out: http://mxsimulator.com/benchracing3/vie ... f=1&t=3968 Gearing is something that is pretty simple to get your desired result, that's something you can do right away, but I'd leave the suspension alone until you're running consistent enough laps to see if your changes made a difference one way or the other. If you'd like me to explain gearing let me know, I don't currently know of a good link, but it's pretty simple.

Thanks alot makes sense. And if you could explain it that would be great. I need all the help i can get.
Thanks!!

[jr363]

50's on the suspension and 0's on the sprockets is stock. My setup changes a little with every track, not usually too far from stock settings. You have to have an idea as to what everything does before changing it. If you're not too sure, I'd check this out: http://mxsimulator.com/benchracing3/vie ... f=1&t=3968 Gearing is something that is pretty simple to get your desired result, that's something you can do right away, but I'd leave the suspension alone until you're running consistent enough laps to see if your changes made a difference one way or the other. If you'd like me to explain gearing let me know, I don't currently know of a good link, but it's pretty simple.

anddd my settings are all messed up. Like i don't know what my fork spring rate should be or shock spring rate. all of them have been changed. i shouldn't of.
How do i reset them ?

[warrior462]

Put all your suspension settings right in the middle at 50, and start with 0's on the gearing. You'll notice that for your front and rear sprocket, you have a number of teeth in the bar where you adjust it. Take the number of teeth on the rear, divide by the number on the front, and the result should be roughly around 3 to 5. This is your gear ratio (technically this number:1 is the ratio). A higher gear ratio gives you more torque and less horsepower, good for tight supercross tracks. A lower ratio will give you less torque and more horsepower, good for wide open motocross tracks. Upon a simple examination of the math behind this ratio, you will see that a change of one tooth on the front is quite a bit more drastic than one tooth on the rear. Keep that in mind when adjusting your gearing. Just play with it, and remember that there's no reason to think that stock is a bad thing, a lot of times it happens to be just right for a particular track.