hey guys (and girls?)

remmeber a couple of days ago i consulted the forum about a problem i have (had) that in high speeds the bar shakes.

well,  :nana:  to all the know-it-all mechanics and dealers, i solved it on my own.

yesterday i put the rear suspension on setting 2 (which by the manuel suppose to be softer than 4 but was actually stiffer, go figure) and went for a ride. the problem was even worse.

today i put it on 2 (prety soft) and vualla! no shaking!

so thats the end of this. although somthin doesnt add up - if the prob appeared in hight speeds, that means the fornt was light, now that the rear shock is softer, the front suppose to be even lighter, and the prob should have gotten worse , no?

well, never mind anyway, thanks for all the advice!

So, do you have it on 2 ... or on 2.   ??  (Typo in there somewhere.  :dunno: )

If it's really on 2, then the rear should be sitting a little lower, which will add a touch of rake angle to the steering geometry.  And that would make sense.  

adjusting the dampening/springs just masked the underlying problem, need to find the source of it, both for safty and reliablilty.

take the time and look things over slowly, make sure your wheel bearings are good, swingarm bearings, stearing head bearings, how are your fork tubes positioned, front rear tires mismatched Bias/radial or tire pressures hows the springs in the forks, is one weaker than the other? oil levels, bent fork brace/tube, bent axle (they are kinda thin diameter) swingarm twisted/bent? missaligned rear tire, there is a string method somewhere that explains how to check your front to rear alignment with string.

we can adjust our suspention? wtf i learn new things every day.

now maybe i can adjust the harsh ass ride it is in the city.

Quote from: Blueknytadjusting the dampening/springs just masked the underlying problem, need to find the source of it, both for safty and reliablilty.

take the time and look things over slowly, make sure your wheel bearings are good, swingarm bearings, stearing head bearings, how are your fork tubes positioned, front rear tires mismatched Bias/radial or tire pressures hows the springs in the forks, is one weaker than the other? oil levels, bent fork brace/tube, bent axle (they are kinda thin diameter) swingarm twisted/bent? missaligned rear tire, there is a string method somewhere that explains how to check your front to rear alignment with string.

is everything u wrote still hold if we're talking about a brand new bike, 1000 miles on the clock?

Absolutely, specially if new, that means something isnt setup right.

its not uncommon for a shop to assemble something wrong.