setup config

[motojosh]

hi all,
lets start of by saying i know u are all probably gettin sick and tired of hearing the same thing but i need to get it sorted because i feel its holdin me back in the game, i absolutely love this game and being a rider myself its the next best to the real thing the only thing this game doesnt give is arm pump and broken bones lol!! no other motocross comes close!!! anyway ive been playin now since before christmas and i can play the game pretty well (my fave track is lodge forest) but as im gettin better i finding it harder(i know! its sounds crazy!) the part im finding dificult is BUMPS - RUTS and WHOOPS!! big bumps i dont find so hard but it seems to be the more smaller ones a perfect example are the whoops in the sx trax i cannot touch them as soon as i come into contact with them im off the bike just goes all over the shop!!! i have tried messin about with the setup application program and i have also tried wot other guys are sayin on the forum but i just cant seem to get anywhere! i have put a lot of time in tryin to solve it! i have now got the stab down to 4 and i can go round ekswanbee and lodge forest etc really well but put some bleedin whoops in front and im off!! i know people keep askin the same question but i really need help lol i want to take my skills further but i thing my setup is holding me back! any help would be muchly appreciated and if u have read to this point then u have a lot of patience haha thanks for reading and its gotta be said well jlv 4 makin such a brilliant game and thanks to all the people who put so much effort into trax n skins etc bloody good stuff!!! motojosh

[Servatis]

first off, you have a dot and enter key on your keyboard. use them

whoops are the hardest part of the game in my opinion.
there is an easy way to do them though, so try this.

turn off auto shift.
enter the whoops in 1st or 2nd gear.
pin it while pulling back on the handle bars slightly, you will notice when you pull too much.
keep the bike straight, don't steer unless absolutely necessary.

Don't brake in the whoops EVER!
You can let off the throttle slightly to slow down for a turn, just feel how your bike reacts, if it gets out of controll give it some more gas.

setup for sx in general is very stiff suspension.
for example:
fork compression damping:85
fork rebound damping:30
fork spring rate: 55
fork preload:25
shock compression damping:70
shock rebound damping: 30
shock spring rate: 50
shock preload: 20
those are the most important.

this should help.

Some SX tracks however have very hard whoops, large and far apart, those make everything that much harder.
I suggest trying the whoops on San francisco 2010, or anaheim 1 2009.
those are some of the easiest whoops I have seen.

bumps are basically the same, the difference being that they are a little more unpredictable and uneven.
a softer suspension setup can help get traction on rough tracks.

[FMXIAN]

We need a stickied thread for bike setups...

[motojosh]

lol sorry bout the text i was on a mission i think lol
have tried ur suggestion, and i can go over the whoops now but struggle a bit every where else!
im gonna keep playin round with the setup I WILL GET THERE IN THE END HAHA!
but at least its a start thanks for ur help servatis!

[motojosh]

here u go then guys, i have started scratch from default and i have tinkered with it a bit
i can ride quite good with it but it does tend to swap out on bumps especially when braking
and i cant seem to solve it myself see what u guys think and if u can enlighten me that would be great thanx
stability=20.000000
leveling=20.000000
roll_damping=50.000000
roll_limit_angle=45.000000
roll_limit_factor=5.000000
steering_damping=45.000000
steering_strength=75.000000
max_steering_force=400.000000
direct_steering=1.000000
slow_damping_speed=40.000000
slow_damping_factor=1.500000
LANDING DAMP FALLOFF 0.50
LANDING DAMP FACTOR 1.50
arcade=No
front_brake=Antilock
rear_brake=Antilock
stop_wheelies=No
auto_shift=Yes
auto_dab=Yes
sticky_dab=No
reverse_steering=Yes
lean_indicator=Yes
auto_clutch_rpms=5000.000000
brake_torque=320.000000
rear_brake_torque=250.000000
max_dab_speed=20.000000
front_sprocket_adjustment=0.000000
rear_sprocket_adjustment=0.000000
fork_compression_adjustment=50.000000
fork_rebound_adjustment=50.000000
FORK SPRING RATE 50
FORK PRELOAD 50
FORK OIL LEVEL 50
shock_compression_adjustment=50.000000
shock_rebound_adjustment=50.000000
SHOCK SPRING RATE 50
SHOCK PRELOAD 50
rider_yspring=50.000000
rider_ydamping=50.000000
rider_zspring=50.000000
rider_zdamping=50.000000
rider_mass_distribution=0.400000