Triples - ride height with Ceriani suspension

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chris78jota

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England
Hi Folks,

hope you can help from your knowledge/use of a tapemeasure :)

I'm intending to set up the ride height soon on the '74 triple. It has Ceriani suspension front and rear.

Could anyone tell me if (on a normal 74-76 triple) the bottom frame tubes are usually parallel to the ground when the bike is off the stand, sitting normally? and also, what distance is there between the ground and the bottom of those tubes (again off the stand).

I realise that tyres, full tanks of fuel, saggy worn forks etc etc will have their effect, but I'm just looking for a baseline figure to start me off on hours of headscratching, staring at the frame in the garage and annoying the family. :D :D :D

Chris
 
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No idea re the frame rail.my bike is far from stock.Whats a better idea is to set the sag on the suspension at 1/3 travel.Thats about 30mm front and rear with you seated on the bike,having the rear higher and the front lower is also the way to go,speeds up the steering.So fork sag with washers inside the fork for preload on the spring.Once the suspension is good I like the forks pushed through the trees as far as they can,handlebars are an issue with this.And at the rear slightly longer shocks.And after all that having stands that still work helps as well plus having the seat to high is also an issue.Anyhow thats what I have done,takes less effort to push through bends,plenty do nothing and still go well though.
 
I will chuck a tape on mine tomorrow,might be interesting to see what a few different bikes measure up at,and if its parallel
 
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