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nose diving

Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:07 pm
by 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

Re: nose diving

Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:09 pm
by rewrew421
Panic rev...haha you might try a stiff front and maybe a little softer rear or just lower rebound in the rear?

Re: nose diving

Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:17 pm
by 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?

Re: nose diving

Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:21 pm
by 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

Re: nose diving

Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:26 pm
by 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

Re: nose diving

Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:30 pm
by rewrew421
I use stock suspension but my gearing...haha thats top secret

Re: nose diving

Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:53 pm
by moorin
i wasn't even going to mention the gearing lol does it make a big difference then?

Re: nose diving

Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:13 pm
by rewrew421
Yea it really depends on the track though.

Re: nose diving

Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:49 pm
by 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.

Re: nose diving

Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 10:33 pm
by DJ99X
It's inevitable that you'll flip it on Toronto though....

Re: nose diving

Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 6:06 am
by moorin
why is that dj? is there anyway round this or not?

Re: nose diving

Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 8:04 am
by 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

Re: nose diving

Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 12:06 pm
by 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.