Sportbike Suspension Tuning Paperback – April 15, 2008

The author does a fantastic job describing suspension information and helps give you the confidence to make changes.This book costs less than the bolt on parts we throw at our bikes and a well setup suspension will reduce your laptime much more.Highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to improve their setup and take that next step.

There's an abundance of books out there on sport bike riding technique by a lot of authoritative personages, but, up to now, not a single one that I know of that's devoted strictly to sportbike suspension set up and tuning, which is the other half of the equation for going quicker.I've read many of Andrew Trevitt's articles in Sport Rider magazine on the subject and here he's put it all together and then quite a bit more. Not only does he explain how to set up your bike's suspension components in a very clear fashion, but, in sometimes excruciating detail, explains the why and the how it all works together.If you take the time to absorb its very well written 128 pages (and I had to do it in a number of sittings), you will end up with a comprehensive and thorough understanding of the subject, all you need to know. The accompanying photos and charts which are very well done certainly aid in the understanding of the subject matter.I had long been looking for one place where I could go and come away having all my questions answered about all aspects of suspension. Mr. Trevitt's book is where I found it.

...If you own a modern motorcycle of any type and you don't have a copy of this book. You're doing yourself a huge injustice. I've bought and sold this book several times before and I kick myself in the CULO every time I need it and can't find it. I'm keeping this one all to myself. Get your own. No seriously, don't loan this book out. You'll never get it back. You will most likely not understand most of this stuff if you just started riding a year ago, but eventually you will need this information. So, you might as well should start educating yourself from an early age. Also, no matter how new a rider is, everyone needs a proper: free sag, rider sag, spring rate for their bodyweight and pre-load. All things explained in simple and detailed layman's terms in this book. You're welcome, good night!

I chose this book over the Race-Tech book as it seemed a bit more accessible. "Sportbike Suspension Tuning" is an excellent introduction to suspension setup and adjustment. It is not an in depth look at the theory of suspension, but includes enough for most riders to understand the basics of how their suspension works and is affected by the available adjustments. This book gives you the basic information needed to begin adjusting your own suspension based on what you feel when you ride your motorcycle. I definitely recommend this as an introduction to suspension and suspension adjustment.

Andrew Trevitt really nailed it with this book. It doesn't get too in depth with things such as rebuilding shocks, re-valving, etc. and I don't blame him. With the variety of brands of just rear shocks on the market you could literally fill up an entire book with describing each one. Then the book would be more of a technical manual and not a guide.Anywho the book should literally be required reading for people doing trackdays or if they are going to at the least try to optimize their suspension. 99%+ of people I've run into don't have the first clue how motorcycle suspensions work and will aimlessly turn screws. With the super advanced nature of modern super sport motorcycle suspensions this is a baaaaad move and you'll wind up with an unpredictable and downright dangerous bike. Once you understand what the dynamic and static suspension adjustments do and how/why you should adjust them you are better suited to adjust them. Long story short: Get this book! Like I said if you have a certain Penske rear shock and want to know how to rebuild it, this isn't the book for you. If you're new to sport bikes and are going to be doing trackdays and want to not sound like an idiot when you go to get your suspension adjusted by an expert: READ THIS BOOK! You don't want to know how often people start explaining all the adjustment they've done to their damping, preloads, steering dampers, etc to a suspension tuner only to have them put everything back to stock specs (and often times fix the weird problems the user was experiencing).

I have read quite a few suspension books and this would be the one I would recommend. The way Andrew explains suspension setup from the basics of springs to damping and geometry it really gives you the confidence to go out on track or street and start making adjustments. The book doesn't go into excessive detail to the point where you lose track of the content. It's to the point and very precise, pictures are not even needed it is so well explained!

I already have all the pre-requisite motorcycling books in my collection; Twist of the Wrist, Proficient Motorcycling etc. I never had a bike with adjustable suspension until now and I was going to take my bike to a professional to get set up for me. Well, after making a few calls I found out it was going to cost me a few bills to get set up correctly. Found this book and read it cover to cover twice. I learned so much information about setup. Each chapter was covered slowly and with ample diagrams. I ended up going over certain sections a few times for what I wanted to change on my bike. I was able to make minor changes that ended up feeling like big improvements. This was all just for street riding, Im sure for track preparedness I would want to take it to a professional. However, for the little that I was able to learn and do by myself clearly made this book an integral part of my collection.

Great book, but very technical. This is aimed at professional level techs or collage math at a minimum. That being said, if you want real understanding of how a motorcycle chase really works and what you can do to change it, this is a great book.