lets talk suspension.......
#41
05-02-2012 | 02:14 AM
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Did you check your sag with the 1 or 1.25" spacers? If your riding on the top of your suspension, you may be in for a surprize.
On fork oil, better check the forum, there is a listing of the viscoscity of various oils, the WT of the oil only applies at engine temperatures, at ambient, the viscosity is much different. I would just order or get my own oil, mix it up myself and give it to them to use, that would solve that language barrior.
On fork oil, better check the forum, there is a listing of the viscoscity of various oils, the WT of the oil only applies at engine temperatures, at ambient, the viscosity is much different. I would just order or get my own oil, mix it up myself and give it to them to use, that would solve that language barrior.
#42
05-02-2012 | 07:51 AM
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Bike drops (sags) about an inch when free standing & drops a further couple of inches when I sit on the bike! I added some pre-load (nearly a full turn) on the rear suspension to even things out. Bike is solid feeling on fast corners, imo much better handling. Nose diving under hard braking is NOT 100% but 100% improved. I am running on the front 5 clicks from stiffest setting, which feels fine. Have not adjusted rear clickers just pre-load spring so far.
The bike is way firmer than joe blogs would like for shopping/commuting but I mostly chuck the bike around like a sumo hooligan!
#43
05-02-2012 | 11:14 AM
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Re: Sag I am not an expert but...
Well I am away from all my moto info, sounds like you have some sag. The idea is that the suspension has sag so the fork legs can extend from a static position as they enter a hole. If your jumping/dirt riding this happens a lot, if the hole is big enough the forks top out and it effects the handling, espesially if your in the middle of a turn.
I guess if you feel this is happening, you would want to get stronger springs at some point, in lieu of just stacking the stock soft ones. It may not be an issue if your just commuting.
Well I am away from all my moto info, sounds like you have some sag. The idea is that the suspension has sag so the fork legs can extend from a static position as they enter a hole. If your jumping/dirt riding this happens a lot, if the hole is big enough the forks top out and it effects the handling, espesially if your in the middle of a turn.
I guess if you feel this is happening, you would want to get stronger springs at some point, in lieu of just stacking the stock soft ones. It may not be an issue if your just commuting.
#44
05-02-2012 | 12:48 PM
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From: Phuket, Thailand
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Re: Sag I am not an expert but...
Well I am away from all my moto info, sounds like you have some sag. The idea is that the suspension has sag so the fork legs can extend from a static position as they enter a hole. If your jumping/dirt riding this happens a lot, if the hole is big enough the forks top out and it effects the handling, espesially if your in the middle of a turn.
I guess if you feel this is happening, you would want to get stronger springs at some point, in lieu of just stacking the stock soft ones. It may not be an issue if your just commuting.
Well I am away from all my moto info, sounds like you have some sag. The idea is that the suspension has sag so the fork legs can extend from a static position as they enter a hole. If your jumping/dirt riding this happens a lot, if the hole is big enough the forks top out and it effects the handling, espesially if your in the middle of a turn.
I guess if you feel this is happening, you would want to get stronger springs at some point, in lieu of just stacking the stock soft ones. It may not be an issue if your just commuting.
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