200X rear suspension question!

[x200x]

like i said, mine sits low too, and the manual says you can raise them...

[oldtoys72]

ok guys, just got home and checked out the "dogbone" situation. It appears to be in the correct position with the "up" indicator on the top side! Here are a couple of somewhat better pics!

x200x : what are you lookin at? maybe i can tell you better what it is?

[Yamaha_Rules69]

The shock is really bad when it bounces like a pogo stick, thats how you know its time for a rebuild. Its either blown and bouncy, or good and stiff. It looks like it sits at the right height to me... Is that shock fluid on the shaft? Wipe it off and climb on it and make the shock work, then look at the shaft. If there is an oil ring on the chrome shaft, it means the seal is blown, or going out, and wont last much longer. That would make your suspension really soft and bouncy. May be time for a rebuild! Also, whats that SPARKS sticker I see on the airbox? Do you know anything about it?

[oldtoys72]

the sticker is from curtis sparks racing ( I googled it) www.sparksracing.com

No oil on the shock, bike pushes down kinda easy but it comes right back up nice and smooth, not bouncy! I know that my other bike is much higher in the @$$ and is real stiff too. Would it help if i crank the nuts on top of the spring down to put more tension on the spring or would that just lower it even more? As it is now, they are about in the middle of all possible threads!

[Grizzlypeg]

Standard spring length with no weight on the shock is 7.7 inches. You can only safely adjust it plus or minus 0.2" from standard length according to the 84 manual.

How much role does the gas charge play in this? According to the manual it should take 66 lbs force to compress the springless shock 0.4". That's a fair bit of assist from the gas if that is linear and it takes 4x that force to compress it to 1.6"

[oldtoys72]

Im just gonna set it as stiff as I can get it and see what happens I guess! if that doesnt help me then I will pull it out and start with a new one or if anyone has a good one laying around they are not using let me know!

[Xfile]

The dog bone has an "up" cast into it....when that mark is up, the dog bone is in the original position, if you turn the dog bone upside down (the "up" mark towards the bottom) it will raise the suspension. This does not give you more suspension travel, it just makes the machine sit higher.

[oldtoys72]

Xfile !!!!!!!!!!! thank you!!!!!!!!! i will be doing that tomorrow, I knew there had to be some way that I could get that samn thing up in the @$$ !

[rdlsz24]

any of you know what the little rubber thing sticking out of the crank case on the right side of the engine just behind the cyllender is? just can't figure it out...

Sounds like the timing chain adjuster. It has a black rubber cap over it

Rob

[Grizzlypeg]

Mine's an 84 200x and the timing chain adjuster is on the left side of the cylinder, top of crankcase. I'm going to go outside and look for something like you describe on the right.

[oldtoys72]

Im not sure what he is looking at, from my pictures I see nothing on the right side of the motor behind the cylinder that looks like what he is describing

[Grizzlypeg]

There's a crank breather hose in the centre, behind the cylinder. Only rubber thingy to the right is the clutch cable cover.

[oldtoys72]

thats the only other thing i figured he could possibly be thinking too!

[redhot]

I think Rob meant cam chain adjuster.

[Dirtcrasher]

the sticker is from curtis sparks racing ( I googled it) www.sparksracing.com

No oil on the shock, bike pushes down kinda easy but it comes right back up nice and smooth, not bouncy! I know that my other bike is much higher in the @$$ and is real stiff too. Would it help if i crank the nuts on top of the spring down to put more tension on the spring or would that just lower it even more? As it is now, they are about in the middle of all possible threads!

Am I CRAZY? or did I post how to do this as easy as possible a few posts back??

EDIT - Post #8..............