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[camoto]

Hi,

Quick intro:  New '21 SR/F Premium owner here.  This is my first post here.  I joined the Zero Motorcycles subreddit and was pointed here.  I am not on Facebook so I am missing out on a lot of the info in the ZOG over there, I can see the top level posts but not many of the comments so it's tough to see some of the answers.  I'm hoping I can get some of that here.

My question is does anyone have any guidance on SR/F suspsension settings that worked well for them?  Anyone revalve or respring to get a more aggressive ride?  If so care to share any details?

Thanks!

[16locke]

Hi Camoto.

You can go to the ZERO Webpage and just download the maual.
On the manual you will find the settings for certain ride styles.

Have fun
Thorsten

[camoto]

Thank you!  I understand that but was wondering if anyone had any insight/opinion on what worked for them and their results beyond set and forget.

[peterwarm]

Hi camoto,

Ive a 2019 ex demo SRF and I went through the setting procedure in the manual.
You'll need some help, even with the center stand fitted it took two of us to do the measurements.
Im a bit lighter than most, (75kg) and what was interesting was the fact that the front didnt need altering at all, but the back pre load changed significantly.  I guess thats because the battery is all on the front wheel, and that a constant weight.

Havent tried the damping and rebound yet but will: I've had a couple of skittish moments at speed on rough surfaces that make me think I need a faster response to bumps.

hope this helps.

[camoto]

Thanks again.  Maybe I should have prefaced that I understand how to set up the bike.  I was looking more (from other experienced riders) likes and dislikes with the stock setup (springs and valving of the suspsension itself).

I'm starting to get the impression that this forum is more "EV" than "motorcycle".  I don't see all that much conversation regarding the latter.

[princec]

Currently running stock suspension on my SRF, done about 200 miles so far, and I'm about 95kg in my birthday suit. Finding the ride fairly controlled but harsh on our local backroads - it suits fast A road riding which is of course not what the SRF is really any good at (I tool around at between 30-60mph on my local back roads).

There's a slightly choppy feel to the ride.. yet to determine if that's the rebound damping being too high or if it's slightly oversprung. The forks look to be reasonably posh kit but I'm going to put another 1000 miles on it to let it bed in a little and get used to it before I start fiddling. I've been spoiled by my 690 Duke R which was the best handling bike ever.

Ca s:)

[TheRan]

Thanks again.  Maybe I should have prefaced that I understand how to set up the bike.  I was looking more (from other experienced riders) likes and dislikes with the stock setup (springs and valving of the suspsension itself).

I'm starting to get the impression that this forum is more "EV" than "motorcycle".  I don't see all that much conversation regarding the latter.

It's more the case that the SR/F, and most other electric bikes, aren't intended to be super handling track bikes. If you need to revalve the suspension and change the springs on an SR/F then quite frankly you've bought the wrong bike. They're for commuting on the streets and for that the stock components with some minor fiddling are sufficient.

[princec]

Yeah, but people like to fiddle Getting a Maxton shock and fork internals would likely be quite a night-and-day difference in ride quality and handling but we'd be looking at over a grand...

Cas

[camoto]

Being a long time motorcyclist and having had many of them I fundamentally disagree with "you simply bought the wrong bike" premise.  Bikes are modded all the time and stretched in ways they were not primarily engineered for.  It's a fundamental motorcycle thing and is why there are so many styles/genres of bikes today. 

Example-- look at "King of the Baggers".  You can't tell me that track racing was a hot topic when they were engineering the HD Road Glide or the Indian Challenger but yet here we are with people setting them up and beating the snot out of them on the track.

[camoto]

Yeah, but people like to fiddle Getting a Maxton shock and fork internals would likely be quite a night-and-day difference in ride quality and handling but we'd be looking at over a grand...

Cas

A grand on suspension on a 20 grand bike isn't a stretch at all considering I've spent that much on my offroad bikes.  This is what I was asking about!

[TheRan]

If you care that much about handling then you probably should have got an Energica, not only would it be faster in the turns but also accelerating and top speed. Now I'm not saying there's absolutely no reason to want an SR/F specifically and also want top notch handling but that's not a need that many people have, for the intended use and target audience it handles fine with stock components (which are already fairly high end compared to a lot of bikes).

[camoto]

If you care that much about handling then you probably should have got an Energica, not only would it be faster in the turns but also accelerating and top speed. Now I'm not saying there's absolutely no reason to want an SR/F specifically and also want top notch handling but that's not a need that many people have, for the intended use and target audience it handles fine with stock components (which are already fairly high end compared to a lot of bikes).

So I came here looking for something like:
"Hey there, I find the rebound to be a little soft up front so a couple of extra clicks in on the front"
or maybe even:
"I personally found the shock spring to be little underrated so I added a little more preload than the spec called for and it settled the bike on corner exit"

But I've learned I bought the wrong bike. 

[TheRan]

That's not what you were saying though, you were talking about swapping springs and revalving. If you want to mess with the adjustments then asking people how they've adjusted there's isn't going to do you much good because they could weigh more or less than you and ride in a different way. The only recommendation that can be given is to start from the recommended settings in the manual based on your weight and then work from there, trial and error trying things out and seeing if it works for you. If needed there are plenty of guides out there explaining what all the different adjustments do and how adjusting them in one direction or another might benefit you.

[Crissa]

Well, to be fair, the Zero riders tend to aim for less tweaking, while the Energica riders are tweak-happy.

One bike takes no maintenance, the other actually has a lube cycle.

🤷🏼 *shrug*

-Crissa

[Fran K]

They entered a bike in the like peak road hillclimb event.  Could see if Zero will tell you what suspension mods were used.  Perhaps an article about the effort could be found.

From a dirt bike viewpoint street bikes on the showroom floor generally have no static sag. 

Welcome to the forum.  I don't do Facebook either.