Today is April 13, 2021, and I'm adjusting my Rebel 1100's rear suspension today to prevent bottoming out over minor road bumps. Skip to the end of the description for clickable time indexes.
The Honda owner's manual for the Rebel 1100 ( cdn.powersports.honda.com/doc... ) doesn't specify how many clicks are available in the rear shocks or turns in the front fork preload adjusters. I cranked up my rear shocks as high as 20 clicks and stopped there. The factory position of #3 isn't sufficient for my riding weight of 170 pounds (77 kg), so I tested the suspension stroke today using plastic zip ties to find a good setting for me.
The ride test in this video was using setting #6 on the rear shocks and the factory setting on the front forks. I have since adjusted the rear shocks up to #8 and then back down to #7, and that seems to work well for me. I have also increased the front fork preload by 3/4 turn (clockwise) to balance the forks with the rear shocks. The resulting ride is slightly firmer than the factory settings, but the rear shocks don't bottom out as frequently. The sudden jolt from bottoming out the rear shocks at 70+ MPH on Houston's freeways wasn't a safe riding condition.
!! WARNING !! The black anodizing on the rear shock collars scratches off very easily. I recommend using a thick plastic bag or some other padding between the spanner wrench and the collar itself. I scarred up my collars a lot during this process... I can't imagine how much worse it would have been without the plastic bag as a buffer. 😉👍
Time indexes:
0:00 Demonstrating the results of the first zip tie test... they are buried into the bump stops!
1:12 Using the factory tool kit to adjust the preload, starting at zero to verify settings
5:00 Counting the max number of clicks from #5 up to 20! Factory setting is #3?!
8:31 I chickened out at #20, resetting to zero and then back to #6
11:50 Finally back to #6, resetting my zip ties
13:21 Starting the test ride and the first bump only used ~50%!
18:21 I should have done this the second day I had the bike!
22:38 Hopes that Honda will put this motor in a naked sporty chassis (CB1100 Twin? 👏)
26:21 Results show full compression again, but not buried into the bump stops
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