Ajustment for shocks on a CRF 450
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One is a compression damping adjustment screw (the one you look at directly below your bars while sitting on it) and the other is a rebound damping adjustment screw. Clockwise is firmer and counter-clockwise is softer. Should be about 4 clicks per one complete turn with 16ish clicks total. Just make sure they are the same setting for both sides and set it where you like it. There is also a pressure release screw on the compression damping adjustment nut.
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On my 05 it was compression on top rebound on bottom. They also has the air Bleeder screw. You will know wich one that is because it will loosen, not click, if you turn it to the left. You should be pulling the air screw after every ride to keep your forks damping consistant. Just like the last guy said. If you Havnt adjusted them before. Go all the way in with the Adjustment a screws. Counting the clicks as you go. Make sure the compression is the same clicks out on both sides. Same goes for the rebound. There might me a rubber plug in the hole on the bottom of the fork. So you will have to remove that before you will be able to get a small flat head screw driver in there to adjust the rebound.
On my 05 it was compression on top rebound on bottom. They also has the air Bleeder screw. You will know wich one that is because it will loosen, not click, if you turn it to the left. You should be pulling the air screw after every ride to keep your forks damping consistant. Just like the last guy said. If you Havnt adjusted them before. Go all the way in with the Adjustment a screws. Counting the clicks as you go. Make sure the compression is the same clicks out on both sides. Same goes for the rebound. There might me a rubber plug in the hole on the bottom of the fork. So you will have to remove that before you will be able to get a small flat head screw driver in there to adjust the rebound.
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Yes. At at 200 all your suspension has springs that are to soft. Usually they come sprung for around 150-175 or so any more than that and you start to loose the adjustability of the suspension. And you will have what your Experienceing now. Do you have a owners manual? Have you ever set the sag on your rear suspension? You can mess with the oil heighth in your forks to help your situation some but your rear shock will be hard to dial in untill you have the right rate spring on it. Try and find what spring rates the bike came with, there a alot of spring rate calculators on the Internet. Have you had the springs out of your forks before or have you ever put new fork seals in?
Yes. At at 200 all your suspension has springs that are to soft. Usually they come sprung for around 150-175 or so any more than that and you start to loose the adjustability of the suspension. And you will have what your Experienceing now. Do you have a owners manual? Have you ever set the sag on your rear suspension? You can mess with the oil heighth in your forks to help your situation some but your rear shock will be hard to dial in untill you have the right rate spring on it. Try and find what spring rates the bike came with, there a alot of spring rate calculators on the Internet. Have you had the springs out of your forks before or have you ever put new fork seals in?
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