I had no idea this was a thing! I’m adding a passenger seat tomorrow and I’m so happy I found your video! I would have put a passenger on and risked sagging

Good info. I didn't know i can adjust the suspention with only my hands. I can easily find ther right setting for me without having difficulties using tools. Good luck!

This is the third watch when going to adjust preload on our Rebel. I know it helped the last two times and how to do it, but I still like to rewatch it as a reminder.

Many thanks for that. I'm putting a luggage bag on the rear seat, so I needed to adjust the suspension. Ride safe.

Thanks for the video on how to do this, but holy crap mine were TIGHT. Actually did need that spanner wrench.

Thanks. Really you helped me resolve the way to look at the 2nd Spring where 1 sits on left.

Your ride looks insane! 😍

Just wanted to share that a special wrench made for adjusting the suspension comes under the seat. Also it is perfectly fine to go from 1 to 5 and vice versa just go 1,2,3,4,5 or 5,4,3,2,1. Just dont go backwards... directly from 5 to 1 or 1 to 5. Also changing preload does not make the spring stiffer or softer, a linear spring always has the exact same stiffness. preload ONLY makes the bike higher so it doesnt look like it is sagging and has enough travel when you hit a bump.

you deserve some more viewers! thanks man

Thanks for the clear explanation.

Thanks for the video, now i know how easy it is.

Thank you for sharing. This was helpful. 👍

Ayyyy representing EastPort!

Nice! Love the videos man👌🏽

Dude you deserve more attention man this channel is probably one of the best small channels the quality is up to the big ones keep going man

That’s such a nice bike, I love it just clean and simple

Great video! Getting my Rebel next year so I will be watching your videos closely. Hopefully you don't switch it out too soon! LMAO!

niiiiiceee man looking better and better got a sub here

Hey Man nice shot by the water, good video.

Thanks man👍

hey, thanks for the video! has tha sping adjustment helped you with the bumps on the street ?

Thank You!!!

THANK YOU

just picked up a 500, do you think I need a high flow air intake to balance out the no back pressure gp exhaust?

I wish there was an adjustment to make the bike higher off the ground. I love the Rebel, but it's so damn low to the road, and for a tall guy it isn't very comfortable, knees almost to the handlebars.

The spanner wrench is under the seat. I was looking to see how to adjust it. Cool you can do it by your hand but they do give you the tool.

But in terms of comfort, is 1 better or 5 better? How do i understand the settings. What situation should I use what?

Thanks LoB, the adjustment looks so slight, can you actually feel any difference?🤔

LMAO I've had my 500 since Dec. and did not know it was THAT easy. Fucking awesome dude!

Your tattoo is dope💯

I have a 2020 CMX500 i weigh 205 pounds with gear on the bike. I moved the pre-load from level two (stock) to level three (one past stock) and the ride was quite bouncy after a moderate bump. i think i'm putting it back to stock ALSO THERE IS A SPANNER WRENCH UNDER THE SEAT OF THE BIKE!

If I weigh 200pd and my girlfriend 130pd, which suspension do I need to put?? It’s a rebel 500! Thanks

Does it changes the ground clearance ???

Nice

What should it be at for somebody who weighs 170 pounds?

Hi bro ur vdo is really nice I lvd it,,,, I m from India n I m planning to buy rebel 300,,,,which is about to come in India by this year,,,,so plz suggest me,,,,,shell I go for it or not,,,,bcz 500 is more in range,,,

I probably should adjust mine since I am 210 lbs. I'll try and set it to 3 tomorrow :) But I am also pretty tall (6'4") and I am thinking about getting a kit that moves the pegs forward a bit. Do you know about those?

Do i have to adjust the pre-load every time there is a major change, say two people riding or a solo ride with luggage etc...

So I just recently bought a 300, when I hit a decent sized bump it kinda bounces me off the seat, do I go softer or harder? sounds odd; sorry

That’s easy.

I just bought a 2019 rebel 500 with 3k miles on it.

So a heavier person would probably want a higher number setting? Is that correct?

I want this bike as my first motorcycle

I’m lifting and twisting and nothing is budging. Looks like I’ll need that tool.

if you are heavy guy. Should you make it stiffer, or softer when you take it from factory. As they test it with 70-80KG driver. What if you are 100KG who often takes second passenger. What you recommend to do then.

Where are the numbers I don't see them on my bike either ???

What exhaust is that? Im looking for one

Hi, how much do you weight and what level of suspension do you use?

Oh ooooh😂

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spanner wrench is under the seat in comes with the bike

I just test ride one of these, and I got the sensation I could burn my right leg with it being so close to the engine, have you encounter any issues with this? was I riding it wrong? (I have a bandit so the sitting position is new to me)

That camera movement made me nauseous, but thanks for the video.

i honestly invite everyone of you to buy a Mustang tripper seat for honda rebel 500, . is 300$ i know. but in my case ,this 2020 rebel i bought 3 days ago will be my second and last motorcycle i ever buy. so it will stay with me forever. good long term comfort investment. your butt will apreciate it. the stock seat feels soo bad after 30 minutes on it. is the only bad thing on the rebel 2020 . once you change that, is a perfect machine. ride safe

How much do you weigh?

Have you heard that everyone else thinks the front suspension is way too mushy. What are your thoughts?

You mean people didn't know the old style adjustment on a spring, this style of adjustment is so old it came with just about every motorcycle in the 70s 80s 90s I find it hard to believe people wouldn't know how to adjust these springs. The adjustment puts tension on the actual spring itself making the spring preloaded thus reducing the amount of bounce or coil movement it's pretty much all it does. The only thing I don't like about the rebel is the key position, with a lot of the old bikes people used to lose their keys as they would fall out of the ignition switch, it was advised to only have the bike key on the ring or the constant movement would cause excessive wear on the barrel causing the keys to simply fall out the ignition. So that is not a good position to have the ignition switch. Oh some of those old style springs used to use a C /G shaped tool that use to hook into a small hole others you could use a screw driver to insert into the hole and force the ring round to the next position or more. These old style springs are great though cause you could always upgrade the springs to something a little heavier to improve stiffness for heavy riders.

This is simply wrong. You cannot change from hard to soft suspension using preload!! This can only change the bikes geometry....read the link suggested for example.. He said he was not expert and that IS true!!