adjusting shock

[jakey]

Hey guys i was wondering how to adjust the shock on my 200x, cuz when i sit down on the seat i lose approsimately 2 inches of fender to tire room( 8 inches w/ no one on, and 6 inches w/ me on it) I weigh 185 pounds so i dont think it should move this much...thanks guys

by the way i have 20 tires on the back

[BigGreenMachine]

Some of that "sag" may be from wear on the shock. Lift the rear of the bike with the grab bar. Is there a moment when the back of the bike lifts without the tires coming off the ground? That is suspension droop and its normal on a bike with lots of wear on the shock and some racers even set up their bikes to have this. As for fixing the 2inches that you drop, get your shock rebuilt with new seals and a heavier weight oil to make it stiffer, then get it recharged with nitrogen to finish the rebuild.

[jakey]

so there is no way to stiffen it up without rebuilding it?

no there is no sag when i lift the bike up

thank you for you reply

[84honda 200X]

I thought you couldnt rebuild the 200X shock? If so how much would it cost?

[leprogle]

isn't there a "damper" or "dampner" or something on the bottom, that you can change the stiffness of it with?

[84honda 200X]

Theres a little button that you turn it has six different adjustments and it makes it stiffer or looser.

[TimSr]

Sag is adjusted by preload on the spring and has nothing to do with dampening, oil weight, or worn components. Dampening affects how fast the shock will move, not how much, and most of the damping occurs on rebound rather than during compression. Rear springs dont wear or loose strength like front ones do. Im not sure about the 200x specifically but most have either slarge spanner lock nuts at the base of the spring you can tighten to increase preload, or on some you can turn the sleeve at the bottom of the shock to different notch positions at the base of the spring which put pressure on the spring. Some are not adjustable and your only alternative is to use a heavier or lighter spring. Its normal to lose a couple inches when you put 185 lbs on it. The important question is do you frequently bottom out? Suspension should be setup as light as you can get it without frequently bottoming out in your typical type of rining. Heaveir dampening can be used to bandaid frequently bottoming, which it will do by adding some friction to shock compression, but it will have no effect on dead weight sag.

[Glenn J]

The 200x rear shock can be adjusted with a spanner wrench. I just picked one up from Dennis Kirk....it's a motionpro.

As far as the dial adjustment on the bottom of the shock... I beleive the settings range from 1-4.