Well there are 2 points that are raised in that comment you left:
A: what was the shock valved for rider weight wise?
B: pushing on the rear shock is a slower more gradual compression then hitting a whoop, or landing on a jump.
So It may be valved for a lighter rider, or it may be in need of a rebuild since it is only really noticable at the very end of the adj. spectrum.
If it doesn't need one, then try hitting some rolling whoops in your woods, I know there are some, they are ALL over the place, just hit them a little quicker them normal, and see if it wants to ride across the top.
**Important**
Don't just go nail the first set you see, try them at your normal pace, or a little slower, then build up a little speed, and get used to it, and try messing around w/ the shock. It will feel differently then your old one going over stuff like that because it's a newer/completely different shock, and not set the same as your stocker. How it may feel differentely is dependant on how the shock is set when you hit them. It may feel completely off,an you may lose your feel for your quad, that's why you don't want to just nail them, try it slow, then adjust the shock as you see fit. Try to feel how it compresses, to follow the face of the whoop, and how it rebounds/decompresses to track along the ground in the middle of 2 crests of the whoops. If it doesn't drop all the way down into the trough as you are carrying decent speed, then you should be able to skitter across the top. (ohh btw, a steering stabalizer will make doing this Much easier.)
Keep this in mind, it's from 20Warrior01's post in another thread:
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DS, here is what the guy that i bought the shock had to say about the settings. i thought i would pass it along.........
SORRY FOR THE DELY..........took kids to carnival.... The rebound is the star wheel at the base of the shock. turn wheel clockwise till it stops then back it out 12 clicks for standard setting there will be two marks(arrows) that will line up when standard is set . yOU CAN GO +/- ABOUT 6 CLICKS FROM THERE FOR PERSONAL PREFERENCE. clockwise will increase the damping. never more than 20 clicks out from fully in. I got info from the banshee bible... If you don't have a service manual It will be one of your better investments to maintaining your quad. They are very informative and even tell you which bolts to remove first when maintaining the shock to ease its removal... Hope that helps and e-mail me if you need more info..................Paul
i havent tried to tweak mine yet. i'll do that once i'm able to hit the trails. the only thing i have messed with is the knob on the side of the piggyback. let me know if any of that info helps.
Judging by that I think you may need a rebuild since your adjustments seem to make the most changes at the Very end of the turn, not in the middle. With yours it sounds like it's not doing much at all there.
~Bill
