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Just bought recently a R1 shocker,I know its not a cutting edge modern damper compared to BGM etc but previously I've only ever used the standard type of rear damper so to me its all very new and a little baffling!

Have ordered a 225lb spring for it and I'm think I'm right that arrow#1 will adjust the springs firmness making for a softer/harder ride depending on the load.What do arrows 2 & 3 do ? regards handling riding? Looking at Chiggys site you can adjust pre-load,compression and re-bound What affect does this have,I appreciate the only true test is to get it on and try it but a few pointers would be appreciated.One last question fitted it loosely to the scoot had hell of a job getting it back off does it require a spacer at the back? as like I said before only ever used standard rear dampers before and you push them on all the way.Any help or advice gratefully received,thank you.

In my experience (I'm 14st) you should wind everything right down (anticlockwise I recall) and it will be somewhere near!

if you google it you will get all the info you need on it, thats what i did when i got mine a few years ago, cant remember what does what off the top of my head though

think the only one that you will really notise is the spring ajusting to be honnest,

those shocks are designed for high end sports bikes so the rider can fine tune how the bike handles for the individual rider ,,, good luck fine tuning one of our shoping bikes

Cheers chaps,also found this on the LCUSA site http://www.lambretta.org/index.php?pid=13 so hopefully will get it sorted,like you say if I put everything at its softest setting and take it from there,again thank you

you might need a spacer to stop it hitting the rear mudguard
as for the settings set everything on minimum and if you ride 2 up set the preload ring up a few notches
uses some silicone grease on the mounting points but not the threads and use half nylock nuts to secure but back them of a tad so the shock eye can rotate on the mounting points

as far as adjusters 2 & 3 are concerned i was told to leave well alone but let us know if you find different

RICSPEED wrote:as far as adjusters 2 & 3 are concerned i was told to leave well alone but let us know if you find different

shocky wrote:you might need a spacer to stop it hitting the rear mudguard
as for the settings set everything on minimum and if you ride 2 up set the preload ring up a few notches
uses some silicone grease on the mounting points but not the threads and use half nylock nuts to secure but back them of a tad so the shock eye can rotate on the mounting points

Thank you both,been looking online and think I'll invest in these Stainless Nyloc rear shock 1/2 nut kit http://lambrettaupgrades.co.uk/stainles ... tkits.aspx and wind everything back to its lowest setting then take it from there.Thank you all for your advice