Buckster Posted May 19 Author Share Posted May 19 5 minutes ago, Pedro said: How much of that better balance do you think might come from just having it a little higher in the back than before? Virtually none of it, it’s all down to the damping. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted May 20 Author Share Posted May 20 Just now, Marcel le Moose Fondler said: Keep in mind your still riding a 1 ton barge and not a sport bike... Yes but I ride like a boss. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted May 20 Author Share Posted May 20 I’m going to increase the damping a little. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted May 21 Author Share Posted May 21 Put one extra click on the damping before this evenings ride and it seems about right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 57 minutes ago, Buckster said: Put one extra click on the damping before this evenings ride and it seems about right. Play with it, 3 or 4 at a time to really feel the difference. But write it down to not get lost. Do they have low and high speed damping, or just low? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted May 21 Author Share Posted May 21 43 minutes ago, Pedro said: Play with it, 3 or 4 at a time to really feel the difference. But write it down to not get lost. Do they have low and high speed damping, or just low? It is combined rebound and compression. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted May 21 Author Share Posted May 21 50 minutes ago, Marcel le Moose Fondler said: Did you have to mess with the pre-load or were they pretty well spot on ? Preload seems pretty much bang on based on the sag. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 11 hours ago, Pedro said: Play with it, 3 or 4 at a time to really feel the difference. But write it down to not get lost. Do they have low and high speed damping, or just low? lol, I have bits of paper with suspension settings all over my garage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 46 minutes ago, boboneleg said: lol, I have bits of paper with suspension settings all over my garage I had a diary for that stuff back in the days of driving on track. It's really easy to get lost if you're not meticulous. I was remembered of that on the GS, with the new suspension I started tinkering with it and initially I kept notes, but then forgot to and after a couple more adjustments I was lost and didn't remember the sweet spot. Now I just have it softer like I put it in Morocco to go off-road and left it like that regardless, it gets a big wavy and feels like a boat on rough seas when going proper fast, but there you go. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted May 22 Author Share Posted May 22 2 hours ago, Pedro said: I had a diary for that stuff back in the days of driving on track. It's really easy to get lost if you're not meticulous. I was remembered of that on the GS, with the new suspension I started tinkering with it and initially I kept notes, but then forgot to and after a couple more adjustments I was lost and didn't remember the sweet spot. Now I just have it softer like I put it in Morocco to go off-road and left it like that regardless, it gets a big wavy and feels like a boat on rough seas when going proper fast, but there you go. The shocks came with a booklet with a section in the back for noting down changes and how it was set from the factory. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 On 17/05/2024 at 20:00, Buckster said: Looks like I will have to finish it tomorrow, I need a 1 5/16 socket or 33mm to torque up the axle. The original is 36mm but the people who make the after market have obviously changed it, pretty sure I don’t have one, have just about everything else. you want to get some Autoglym on that wheel... outrageous letting it get like that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 2 hours ago, Six30 said: you want to get some Autoglym on that wheel... outrageous letting it get like that You could go and paint it for him ................. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 17 minutes ago, Marcel le Moose Fondler said: They say you can learn alot about someone personal hygiene by looking at the rear wheel of his motorcycle... Personal hygiene .. that’s an insult to a Harley owner 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catteeclan Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 2 hours ago, Marcel le Moose Fondler said: They say you can learn alot about someone personal hygiene by looking at the rear wheel of his motorcycle... Holy shit I'm in trouble then 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catteeclan Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 2 hours ago, Marcel le Moose Fondler said: They say you can learn alot about someone personal hygiene by looking at the rear wheel of his motorcycle... Actually that reminds me of Tym and Pete with their bloody down pipes. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 4 hours ago, Catteeclan said: Actually that reminds me of Tym and Pete with their bloody down pipes. I would love to leave my bike parked in their garages for a week. Pick it up looking like 6 years ago! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted July 20 Author Share Posted July 20 I'm now wondering if I should bother softening the forks or go the whole hog and put Nitron cartridges in there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 35 minutes ago, Buckster said: I'm now wondering if I should bother softening the forks or go the whole hog and put Nitron cartridges in there. You know one is going to make the front improve almost as much as the rear, while the other’s just guesswork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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