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Don't think I've had a bike and not adjusted the suspension where possible. Even adjusted some supposedly non adjustable stuff with spacers, oil etc. IMO bikes are set up as standard as a big compromise to be generally ok at most things. Not my scene.
Some of the bikes I've had and adjusted-
Best ever- TZ250 v twin GP bike. Ohlins shock, revalved yamaha forks. Set up quite soft for the roads but could be adjusted in 2 minutes to suit a fast flat track. Had settings for each track and wet settings, quality.
Best roadbike standard suspension - K7 GSXR750. Quality shock and forks with high and low speed damping. Adjusted it to suit me almost perfectly.
Most adjustable road bike - Ducati 999. when I got this it was like riding a barge, slow steering, running wide. Adjusted rear ride height to maximum, set fork angle to 'race' setting with eccentric headstock adjustment, dropped forks 15mm, re adjusted sag. Had to increase compression and rebound on the front and increase rebound,decrease compression on the rear, turned it into a scalpel.
Its all there to play with and is part of the fun for me to make it better.
OGR. ____________________ 2022 Tiger Sport 660 2019 Street Twin 2003 K3 gixxer 1000 1998 Srad 600 track hack |
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B0ndy wrote: | Set mine to stock and leave it there on both my ZX6R and GSXR, able to get my knee down on both bikes with stock suspension - no worries about handling. |
Knee-down antics aren't the best measure of suspension settings. What really stood out for me when I upgraded to better suspension was that I could change line quicker, even as far as switching more quickly in S bends, one side to the other, without upsetting the composure of the bike.
Although if you can hold your knee down in a long, bumpy sweeper without things getting out of hand, I guess that would be a sign that things can't be too bad.
The other thing I noticed with the K-Tech modded forks was how they handled bumps, fast and slow; small, high frequency bumps and larger ones, equally well. It takes quite a nasty pothole to unsettle the bike now, and even then, it'll more likely just throw it off line a bit rather than have it pogoing around - it'll settle again virtually instantly. On standard suspension, I was always a bit wary of bumps in the middle of bends upsetting things; now I really don't have to worry about it ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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M.C wrote: | chickenstrip wrote: | I was always a bit wary of bumps in the middle of bends upsetting things; now I really don't have to worry about it |
But you can't blame the suspension when you end up in a hedgerow. |
You wouldn't let it lie, would you? It was due to me being an numpty (the 2nd hedge encounter, anyway ) and not paying attention, nothing to do with suspension. Would you like me to put words to that effect in my sig? Would that be enough for you? Thought not...
Look, I have "Hedgetrimmer" written at the bottom of my number plate, and had to change my Fazer forum name to that, ok? Let's just leave it at that. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Now now I was speaking hypothetically |
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Delboy's garage did a short look at suspension adjustment a while ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CJZhezaG9o Conclusion - for most folks, most bikes, after you have done all the measurements, factored in usage issues, you will probably find yourself back at the factory setup. ____________________ BSA Sunbeam 250 scoot (1965), Van Van, Bandit 650 SA |
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chickenstrip wrote: | B0ndy wrote: | Set mine to stock and leave it there on both my ZX6R and GSXR, able to get my knee down on both bikes with stock suspension - no worries about handling. |
Knee-down antics aren't the best measure of suspension settings. What really stood out for me when I upgraded to better suspension was that I could change line quicker, even as far as switching more quickly in S bends, one side to the other, without upsetting the composure of the bike.
Although if you can hold your knee down in a long, bumpy sweeper without things getting out of hand, I guess that would be a sign that things can't be too bad.
The other thing I noticed with the K-Tech modded forks was how they handled bumps, fast and slow; small, high frequency bumps and larger ones, equally well. It takes quite a nasty pothole to unsettle the bike now, and even then, it'll more likely just throw it off line a bit rather than have it pogoing around - it'll settle again virtually instantly. On standard suspension, I was always a bit wary of bumps in the middle of bends upsetting things; now I really don't have to worry about it |
I found I noticed what my suspension was doing far less after I’d had mine set up. Riding the same road afterwards felt smoother and the bike didn’t dive the same under braking, neither did the bike squat the same under power. ____________________ SV650S>>>Street Triple R |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 107 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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