Suspension Adjustment

[texas-ss-tornado]

I bought my 2015 new and can honestly say I have never once adjusted the suspension, front or back, and I have no complaints. Ride is smooth to me.

 

[why2kmax]

Im working on this too. I weigh 240lbs and put the settings to the middle and went from there. I found that I have twice as many (or more) "clicks" front and back on compression and rebound settings as the manual states. So my front max hard starting from 0(max soft) is Preload 5, Rebound 45, compression 30
Rear max is preload 11, rebound 24, compression 23

I put all the settings in the middle and rode and started adjusting from there.
Right now my front: preload top line (4?) but not maxed out, rebound 25, compression 17
Rear: Preload 9, Rebound 14, compression 13.

Rear seems good right now. Front I think still needs a bit more compression and rebound.
Tire is at OEM psi but I may drop it a bit.

work in progress.

 

[Traumahawk]

Im working on this too. I weigh 240lbs and put the settings to the middle and went from there. I found that I have twice as many (or more) "clicks" front and back on compression and rebound settings as the manual states. So my front max hard starting from 0(max soft) is Preload 5, Rebound 45, compression 30
Rear max is preload 11, rebound 24, compression 23

I put all the settings in the middle and rode and started adjusting from there.
Right now my front: preload top line (4?) but not maxed out, rebound 25, compression 17
Rear: Preload 9, Rebound 14, compression 13.

Rear seems good right now. Front I think still needs a bit more compression and rebound.
Tire is at OEM psi but I may drop it a bit.

work in progress.

My problem is this. I weigh 220, and on relatively smooth road, the Gen 2 is amazing. Even with my GF, no issues, even in the corners. My main issue is bump absorption. To get the suspension where it really does absorb the bumps, it does feel slightly loose in the rear. It never gets loose......it just feels it.

Also for me, its tough to get the front and rear at the same suspension set up. Not actual settings, but where they absorb the bumps the same.

 

[mavgrab302]

Really depends on you weight. I am 5’10 185. Tons if vids out there to get the jest long as you know where all the adjustments are.

 

[John Henderson]

Do I need the 2015 VMAX settings a bit harder on the front and softer in the rear for a nice ride?
So I run close to the softest settings in the rear but standard, almost stock settings in the front…

Now and then, when I get on to ride, though, I hear what I think is a “tong” sound (early in the ride) but never hear it again after that for the rest of the ride… Is that just the spring warming up, or do I need to take forks apart and see if there’s any oil? I don’t remember ever seeing a leak, though, and riding feels good on the front other than that.

Update: I have found the most comfortable settings while cruising on my Yamaha VMAX 2015 for my weight with a backpack on (I weigh ***175*** lbs), even on bad roads, for the most comfortable chill ride. I use my VMAX to commute. I have very little added weight on the bike, but the highway touring wind blocker can push the front suspension down as it deflects wind somewhere upwards of 40 pounds, maybe at highway speeds.

Front Suspension: (almost stock settings on the front)
Preload 1-5 (3) Not based on clicks but marker on Preload
Rebound 1-17 (13)
Compression 1-20 (13)

Rear Suspension: (Very Soft)
Preload 1-11 (10) Not based on clicks but a marker on Preload
Rebound 3-20 (20)
Compression 1-12 (12)

Those are the number of clicks I backed them out after turning them in to the hardest setting (clockwise) and backing out (counter-clockwise) towards the softest.