Thruxton Suspension Settings On Thruxton R??

I found a Youtube video for the Scrambler 1200XE that gave a break down for the vlogger. If I'm not mistaken they are the same Ohlins on the Thruxton as well. Hopefully this will give you a starting point.

 

I’m the same weight. I found the bike to be too harsh on standard settings. I set everything to soft as advised in the manual. It’s good enough for me and much better than standard settings

 

Finally decided to plunge into my thruxton R suspension setup and check what the settings were.
I wrongly assumed the main dealer left them to standard. The front preload could explain some of my discomfort so far.

Anyway here were the findings.

Front
Rebound - 5.5
Compression - 5.5
Preload 28

Rear
Preload - 1
Rebound - 22
Compression - 18

For now I have gone with standard with the exception of front preload at 8 opposed to 7.
Be interesting to see how it feels now.

I have not looked at sag but intend to take the bike somewhere to get it setup correctly for my weight. Anyone recommend somewhere near Cambridgeshire.

 

Had a really good chat with Ben at BG motorsport based at silverstone.
They have worked on plenty of Thruxton R/RS also on popup stands.
One of their first questions he asked was my weight. If I weigh in excess of 90kg excluding gear or carry pillions he pointed out that the rear springs may need upgrading as I’m on the cusp. They will do a full check for me and if needs be swap the springs whilst there.
Another bonus is possibly gaining black springs over the yellow ones.

It is therefore possible that no amount of tweaking settings alone will achieve the correct setup for me so worth bearing in mind.

Triumph have verified that they have used these guys many of a time.

Most importantly the cost aspect seems very reasonable for anyone who has been mulling over their suspension for a while. Once the springs come in I will be getting booked in. I will post an update after my visit in August.