Try looking under your seat ..sometimes they put the tool kit there but other than that I'm not sure of that size ..it's not written on the spanner .. good luck !
I suggest you sit on it and adjust it to how you feel when you're doing your riding. The book is a guideline, ultimately you have to see how it handles and feels given your weight, riding style,(how you sit ), and the passenger. It's very easy to adjust and only takes a few seconds.The Bolt does come with a tool kit, or so it should. As the other comments said try looking under your seat on the left side of the bike. It's kind of hidden. You can look right at it and not see it. It is a black cover as you look at it wider on the left side. It fades into the darkness of that area so well it is difficult to see a small circular slightly raised impression left side center. That is the cover to the keyhole itself. You slide that to reveal a slot for the key. After unlocking lift it straight out and slightly toward the front. Be very careful when pulling it out. The spanner wrench will be the large one that you won't recognize LOL... You will see very easily how it fits on the shock. Be sure to study the diagram on the shock itself so you turn in the proper direction. I myself find it works very well on the mid adjustment three. One is a hardtail, 5 is just way too soft, so I personally like three. ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL IS TO CHECK YOUR TIRE PRESSURE AND STAY WITH THE MANUFACTURERS SUGGESTIONS OR ADVICE! 33 psi front, 36 rear. If the front tire is under-inflated it will feel front end heavy and the extra tread on the road will make the front end sort of want to track... Proper air pressure will make the front end much more responsive with far more control. In my own case it felt like a different bike; that spells a much safer more controllable ride. Remember the book is a great guideline but test a couple of settings. To Ride well you need to believe in what you're doing. Testing to compare the settings is responsible management of your life on the bike. Don't forget your tires PSI. 'Good Riding!
What size spanner wrench is that, does it say on it? This video is very helpful but unfortunately I picked my RSpec up used and this spanner wasn't in the toolkit. :/
Sorry for the late reply but I just checked and unfortunately it doesn't say what size it is on it but you should be able to get one from the dealer you bought your bolt from and they will give it to you for free
I suggest you sit on it and adjust it to how you feel when you're doing your riding. The book is a guideline, ultimately you have to see how it handles and feels given your weight, riding style,(how you sit ), and the passenger. It's very easy to adjust and only takes a few seconds.The Bolt does come with a tool kit, or so it should. As the other comments said try looking under your seat on the left side of the bike. It's kind of hidden. You can look right at it and not see it. It is a black cover as you look at it wider on the left side. It fades into the darkness of that area so well it is difficult to see a small circular slightly raised impression left side center. That is the cover to the keyhole itself. You slide that to reveal a slot for the key. After unlocking lift it straight out and slightly toward the front. Be very careful when pulling it out. The spanner wrench will be the large one that you won't recognize LOL... You will see very easily how it fits on the shock. Be sure to study the diagram on the shock itself so you turn in the proper direction. I myself find it works very well on the mid adjustment three. One is a hardtail, 5 is just way too soft, so I personally like three. ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL IS TO CHECK YOUR TIRE PRESSURE AND STAY WITH THE MANUFACTURERS SUGGESTIONS OR ADVICE! 33 psi front, 36 rear. If the front tire is under-inflated it will feel front end heavy and the extra tread on the road will make the front end sort of want to track... Proper air pressure will make the front end much more responsive with far more control. In my own case it felt like a different bike; that spells a much safer more controllable ride. Remember the book is a great guideline but test a couple of settings. To Ride well you need to believe in what you're doing. Testing to compare the settings is responsible management of your life on the bike. Don't forget your tires PSI. Good Riding!
I was about the same weight and I tried setting 2 but I would bottom out sometimes , switched it to setting 4 and haven't bottomed out yet and I like the ride better .. less bouncing around , feels more planted in my opinion
(revised) Good video thanks. You might want to get some sort of tripod and stablize your camera. Before you shoot, you should do a few test shots; not full shots,so you can get an idea of what your audience will see. By doing that one little thing, your overall production will be cleaner, you or verbage will be more concise and articulate. You did good, very good, but the hesitations which precede what you want to say will disappear and you'll come across much more articulate if you have a couple of run throughs rehearsing your approach. A little extra work but very much worth that you may find yourself having real production qualities. The way you move the camera in this version made a few of my friends dizzy. You did a good thing but less camera movement would make your production value much better. I'm not speaking just opinion I've done a fair amount of writing including screenplays, promos, reviews etc you have good thinking keep it up; ;)
Anyone else watch this after bouncing off the seat a few times? :)
Thanks, just got me a Bolt and this helps a lot
Glad I could be of help! And congrats on the bolt! 👊
Great video. Thanks for the step by step.
Jessica Lynn Harrell thanks for watching!
What size is that wrench? Where did you get it?
@@johnhenry6797 it's in your tool kit that comes with the bike
Good video. I need to add pre load to my shocks but my Bolt didn't come with a tool kit. What size spanner wrench is that?
Try looking under your seat ..sometimes they put the tool kit there but other than that I'm not sure of that size ..it's not written on the spanner .. good luck !
I suggest you sit on it and adjust it to how you feel when you're doing your riding. The book is a guideline, ultimately you have to see how it handles and feels given your weight, riding style,(how you sit ), and the passenger. It's very easy to adjust and only takes a few seconds.The Bolt does come with a tool kit, or so it should. As the other comments said try looking under your seat on the left side of the bike. It's kind of hidden. You can look right at it and not see it. It is a black cover as you look at it wider on the left side. It fades into the darkness of that area so well it is difficult to see a small circular slightly raised impression left side center. That is the cover to the keyhole itself. You slide that to reveal a slot for the key. After unlocking lift it straight out and slightly toward the front. Be very careful when pulling it out. The spanner wrench will be the large one that you won't recognize LOL... You will see very easily how it fits on the shock. Be sure to study the diagram on the shock itself so you turn in the proper direction. I myself find it works very well on the mid adjustment three. One is a hardtail, 5 is just way too soft, so I personally like three. ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL IS TO CHECK YOUR TIRE PRESSURE AND STAY WITH THE MANUFACTURERS SUGGESTIONS OR ADVICE! 33 psi front, 36 rear. If the front tire is under-inflated it will feel front end heavy and the extra tread on the road will make the front end sort of want to track... Proper air pressure will make the front end much more responsive with far more control. In my own case it felt like a different bike; that spells a much safer more controllable ride. Remember the book is a great guideline but test a couple of settings. To Ride well you need to believe in what you're doing. Testing to compare the settings is responsible management of your life on the bike. Don't forget your tires PSI. 'Good Riding!
What size spanner wrench is that, does it say on it? This video is very helpful but unfortunately I picked my RSpec up used and this spanner wasn't in the toolkit. :/
Sorry for the late reply but I just checked and unfortunately it doesn't say what size it is on it but you should be able to get one from the dealer you bought your bolt from and they will give it to you for free
@@mtlboltrider No worries, I'll have to give them a call. Thanks a lot for checking man!
hey question 1 is loose and 5 is tight?
That's correct ..it's more stiff the more preload you add
Did you remove the lower coil over block to lower the bike some? Have you had any issues running the shock on the lower bolt
No I didn't lower the bike at all .. what you see in the video is all I did .. and I had no issues at all
If you have a passenger...is there a setting for that ...
If I have a passenger I put more preload to compensate for the extra weight
I suggest you sit on it and adjust it to how you feel when you're doing your riding. The book is a guideline, ultimately you have to see how it handles and feels given your weight, riding style,(how you sit ), and the passenger. It's very easy to adjust and only takes a few seconds.The Bolt does come with a tool kit, or so it should. As the other comments said try looking under your seat on the left side of the bike. It's kind of hidden. You can look right at it and not see it. It is a black cover as you look at it wider on the left side. It fades into the darkness of that area so well it is difficult to see a small circular slightly raised impression left side center. That is the cover to the keyhole itself. You slide that to reveal a slot for the key. After unlocking lift it straight out and slightly toward the front. Be very careful when pulling it out. The spanner wrench will be the large one that you won't recognize LOL... You will see very easily how it fits on the shock. Be sure to study the diagram on the shock itself so you turn in the proper direction. I myself find it works very well on the mid adjustment three. One is a hardtail, 5 is just way too soft, so I personally like three. ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL IS TO CHECK YOUR TIRE PRESSURE AND STAY WITH THE MANUFACTURERS SUGGESTIONS OR ADVICE! 33 psi front, 36 rear. If the front tire is under-inflated it will feel front end heavy and the extra tread on the road will make the front end sort of want to track... Proper air pressure will make the front end much more responsive with far more control. In my own case it felt like a different bike; that spells a much safer more controllable ride. Remember the book is a great guideline but test a couple of settings. To Ride well you need to believe in what you're doing. Testing to compare the settings is responsible management of your life on the bike. Don't forget your tires PSI. Good Riding!
Good walkthrough 😎👌
MotoKari thank you 😁😁
Do all come with the tool box? I'm riding the C spec
Yeah all bolts are supposed to come with a tool kit , if you don't have one , you can go to your local dealership and ask for it
Mine dsnt come with the wrench
Does it lower the rear at all?
It does not lower the rear ..it just control the stiffness of the ride over bumps
I’m a fat guy bro. 230 pounds. Can I run a 2 pre load. I like a soft ride.
I was about the same weight and I tried setting 2 but I would bottom out sometimes , switched it to setting 4 and haven't bottomed out yet and I like the ride better .. less bouncing around , feels more planted in my opinion
(revised) Good video thanks. You might want to get some sort of tripod and stablize your camera. Before you shoot, you should do a few test shots; not full shots,so you can get an idea of what your audience will see. By doing that one little thing, your overall production will be cleaner, you or verbage will be more concise and articulate. You did good, very good, but the hesitations which precede what you want to say will disappear and you'll come across much more articulate if you have a couple of run throughs rehearsing your approach. A little extra work but very much worth that you may find yourself having real production qualities. The way you move the camera in this version made a few of my friends dizzy. You did a good thing but less camera movement would make your production value much better. I'm not speaking just opinion I've done a fair amount of writing including screenplays, promos, reviews etc you have good thinking keep it up; ;)
Idk why but I can’t adjust my r-spec shocks now that I have passenger pegs even though I see you have them lol
That's odd ..as you can see in my video ..I have the passenger foot pegs too lol
There's no fucking tool into racer EU. I've just done it with my bare hands 😂
The shock on this bike is way too stiff, even at the softest setting.
my bolt too , its too stiff, no matter what setting. thank for your comment now i know its not only me.
Did it make a difference after adjusting it?
Will this lower the bike?
No it won't it's just for the stiffness basically ...the heavier the more preload you'll need so you won't bottom the shocks
MTL BOLT RIDER got it thank you for the quick response guess I’m getting a lowering bracket for my bolt
@@richardromero6423 anytime ...cheers and hope it works out ! 👍🏽