Setting up suspension on new Triumph 2020 Rocket 3
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@kiwibikerpaul141 Жыл бұрын
I used your settings on my new Rocket 3 GT and my bike is transformed 👍. Thanks guys
@coltes88234 ай бұрын
hows the bike going
@bobbyyounts8029 Жыл бұрын
I just purchased a 22 R3 and I’ve put over 1500 miles on it less than two weeks. It’s time to make changes and glad I found you and have made adjustments to my suspension. On the freeway with the factory set up. It seem to be fine and I just accepted the way it cruised. If you can imagine a Sherman tank on steroids that’s what I felt. Now that I have adjusted it feels more like Atlas V like it was designed to!🤪 you guys are great. Thank you so much, very detailed and explained it very well. The ride now is much easier on the back roads. Still needs a little tweaking, but at least I have a baseline to start.
@coltes88234 ай бұрын
you will find it will get better the more miles you do which from what you say wan't be long happy safe riding
@daytrader663 жыл бұрын
For 90-100kg rider Start from screwed all the way in. Front suspension: RH fork (compression): 2 turns out. LH fork (rebound): 2.75 turns out. Rear suspension: Compression (RH side by rear footrest): 3 turns out. Rebound (Behind RH side cover in hole): Screw all way out (3.5 turns). Preload (Big knob under rear LH side): 10 clicks (5 turns) out. If carrying pillion 5 clicks out (2.5 turns out)
@StRYCH9ofFOCR3 жыл бұрын
Set my '21 exactly per your instructions, and it feels like a completely different bike. Well done!
@peterfoley49863 жыл бұрын
Great video Col. Reminiscent of Julius Somner Miller at his best.
@anthonytempongko12912 жыл бұрын
Classic, love the video!!! I like their own version of adding grease onto the grommet!!
@johnfair623 жыл бұрын
Thanks, guys! I have a 2020 Triumph Rocket 3 R. I have owned it for about two weeks. I went out on the highway and hit a few bumps on the road and the rear suspension was so stiff I felt like I was riding a hardtail motorcycle. The back of the bike would hop when it hit them. You have helped me solve the issue. I weigh about 95 kilos, so your settings should work great for me.
@coltes88233 жыл бұрын
Let us know how you go
@tekoporukid Жыл бұрын
cheers for sharing, good to have those ballpark settings
@darrylkernaghan20213 жыл бұрын
Great stuff Zig and Col, brought back memories of professor Ratbaggy though.
@Ianjeffery25002 жыл бұрын
Gentlemen, that was extremely helpful, thank you very much.
@devobyrne65992 жыл бұрын
Thank You so much. Greatly appreciated. Bike is now rideable without breaking my back
@Ianjeffery25002 жыл бұрын
As you were so good at explaining this. Could you do another about changing the air filter? Be a great help
@oober2ber3 жыл бұрын
So glad to find this. My GT is like a bronco!
@aldoborrelli93643 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Great video and useful information on a very difficult topic. Suspension is the black magic of motorcycle set up and very little is available for common folk to understand it. Thanks again.
@coltes88234 ай бұрын
hows the rocket going
@aldoborrelli93644 ай бұрын
@@coltes8823 excellent. Used your suggestions to make changes and the ride has been superb ever since. Thanks again!
@mariansokolik3362 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU Guys, helped me a lot, tuned my 2 dayz young R3 super ride now. Enjoy
@paulweatherill85323 жыл бұрын
Hi Col n Zig,it’s pommie Paul.superstars in the making.Loved it.Stay upright! All the best from me and Chris
@dalankytank3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much guys. Very helpful. I pick mind up in three days. I'm about 135kg so I'm gonna have to tweak your instructions a bit
@JetCooper3D3 жыл бұрын
Bloody great! I'm 100 kg and mine is a hard ride over here in the UK. Going to follow your example - thanks mate!
@coltes88233 жыл бұрын
let me know how you go
@HarvestMoonAustralia3 жыл бұрын
Have you adjusted your suspension yet? Curious to see how it worked for you - had my Rocket 3 GT for 6 days and lovin’ it 🤠
@pierrepatry97333 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, that video really helped adjusting my suspension. 👍
@rodsmith55692 жыл бұрын
I am similar weight and set mine up the same as you did here. Much better ride now
@gordonreid98363 жыл бұрын
Great stuff fellas - we all need a more comfortable ride at our age...
@aalokkarnik3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I'll try these settings out. You gained a subscriber :)
@michaelwoltjen49618 ай бұрын
Great set up for me @ 220 lbs. Cheers mates
@matthjas673 жыл бұрын
Nice one fellas. Much appreciated. 👍
@mikevanderhulst32353 жыл бұрын
great vid guys. The preload screw is very tight to turn all the way in on my Rocket. Wouldm it be ok to use the opposite as a reference, so instead of 10 turn out from max, turn it 8 tuns in from min ?
@vtwincompressor2 жыл бұрын
thanks from qld have made those adjustments ,no more shocks through my back to my head 900 kms so far
@R3RLEE Жыл бұрын
Guys...great advice on how to do this set up....I'm going to try this on mine...many thanks great vid.
@coltes8823 Жыл бұрын
No worries let us know how it goes
@R3RLEE Жыл бұрын
@@coltes8823 will do.
@maxcollacchi Жыл бұрын
It's the time 😅
@mrtee66783 жыл бұрын
Good settings guys got me close to where I need to be, 100kg rider and had to go up one turn on the front compression. Still crashing a little on the front. What I would like to ask is tyre pressure, the stock is 39 but I’ve seen people run as low as 36. Thoughts guys? Cheers
@dinbosco9658 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, it's really helpful.
@kennyandries98002 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the good advice. 👍
@vhayne917773 жыл бұрын
Just picked my GT up last week. Have only had a chance to ride it once for about 50 miles. But it felt great....I don't think the dealership messed with the suspension. I come from riding sport bikes, and haven't really rode in couple of years, so maybe that's why it felt "normal" to me. Question I have though, is doing this suspension setup, obviously the goal is for a more comfortable ride (always welcomed), but will it hurt the performance and handling? There must be a reason Triumph shipped these bikes with these settings afterall, right? Educate me. :)
@CABLEUNION12 жыл бұрын
Thank you, very nice explanation. Can you recommended me any adjustment for a sporty ride? Mine is a Rocket 3R and usually, the handlebar tends to vibrate when there are bumps and it is leaning when cornering. I'm triying other settings but there are many combinations!
@AlexAnyways3 жыл бұрын
Hi guys, thanks for sharing that. Please educate me... Why the right and left front fork are set differently? Why are't they both at the same number of turns? Thanks a lot for you time! Best regards.
@AlexAnyways3 жыл бұрын
Ok, I found the answer by myself. The right one is the compression and the left one is the rebound.
@coltes88233 жыл бұрын
@@AlexAnyways you're on to it
@anoopkaippusheril95393 жыл бұрын
Thanks heaps Zig and Col 👍🏻
@michaelspreyer56192 жыл бұрын
Great setup help 👍🏼!!
@husseinshafie3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. Very useful.
@mauroturolla30743 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@hando86112 жыл бұрын
Hello, have you already changed the brake fluid in the Rocket 3 GT? How can you put your swap video.
@DFWAI2 жыл бұрын
Thanks guys.
@Scotty-UK3 жыл бұрын
So if I’m 120kg is it 10 clicks down on rear ? Thanks
@maxcollacchi Жыл бұрын
You could try seven or eight.
@markpanos683 жыл бұрын
Hi Col and Zig, how do you find passenger comfort on the Rocket 3R? Short trips only or can you go for an all day ride? If its short trips only, do you know of any touring seats or solutions for all day rides?
@carlmitchell429710 ай бұрын
S, any idea where I could get my hands on a service manual? I have a 2021 3R Thanks
@coltes882310 ай бұрын
Send me your email address and we will see what we can do
@adamsimper63643 жыл бұрын
Great video chaps!! New subscriber here..!! 👍
@chrisfarrell75523 жыл бұрын
Thanks Col & Zig, I'll give that a Burl, 👍🍻
@coltes88233 жыл бұрын
let us know how you go
@guidofernandotejada7825 Жыл бұрын
I just got my rocket Gt this weekend., unfortunately my first ride I took my wife and she said it eas the most horrible feeling she had ever had due to the stiffnes and taking every bump harshly. How can I get it to be even softer than what you explained. Tks so much
@coltes8823 Жыл бұрын
If it's new it will need about 2 or 3 kilometres for the shocks to get softer
@guidofernandotejada7825 Жыл бұрын
Yes it was the first ride.,I have not yet tried your recommended settings and looking forward to give it a try this coming weekend..Tks so much
@guidofernandotejada7825 Жыл бұрын
I'll be trying 5 clicks counterclockwise on the preload..
@maxcollacchi Жыл бұрын
Result?
@coltes8823 Жыл бұрын
It will take 2 / 3 thousands at least to free up hang in there it will. Come good
@mauroturolla30743 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@armandoloureiro7158 Жыл бұрын
Mine does not stop turning clockwise. Just goes and goes. Lol😅
@coltes8823 Жыл бұрын
You need to get it looked at
@Koko-qq8ji4 ай бұрын
I wish it was that easy for the 2300’s.😢
@coltes88234 ай бұрын
yea i had a 2014 roaster and could not get it right no matter what i did - Happy safe riding it only gets better
@zx8jah3 жыл бұрын
For 70kg how to do it
@coltes88233 жыл бұрын
Set it up as per the video see how you and then you may to soften up a bit remember the miles you do the better it will get What are your roads like?
@garthbane29552 жыл бұрын
I'm 60kg so I'm watching your replys
@boogboog80973 жыл бұрын
We are not experts: turns off, why would I listen.
@Gittiteufel Жыл бұрын
Which settings do you recomend for a 125 kg rider? I prefer sporty rinding style 🫠
@kabilanm49695 ай бұрын
Hello coltes,thanks for the video, seems that this suspension settings is for 90-100km body weight, im 75kg what setting should i have for compression and rebound.
@coltes88235 ай бұрын
You have to try different settings see how it feels and keep a eye on the cable tie . If the bike is new it will take at least a 1 or 2 thousand klicks to settle in depending the condition of your roads Happy Rocketering
@kabilanm496910 ай бұрын
hello col tes , my triumph rocket 3 r 2023 model is having a front wheel wobble issue, when there is uneven road surface,is there a way to correct it.please help fix .
@coltes882310 ай бұрын
Could be tyer air pressure, unbalanced wheel, worn wheel bearing, head steam bearing to me cation a few. recommed you have it looked at urgent
@kabilanm496910 ай бұрын
@@coltes8823 Thank you very much ,will try fix it earlier.