Hi just wondering what spring rate you ended up with based on your rider weight and if you have set up your sag settings, what pre load did you end up with to get them?
I just fitted an R1 and still having issues over the spring rate they recommended, also the video on there website changing the spring yourself is wrong, [size=78%]it can’t be done on this model anyway.[/size]
According to the service sheet the spring rate is 525lb. Rider weight with kit is 84kg, pillion weight with kit 54kg.
My local supplier fitted the shock and did all the set-up for me ..... http://www.tyres4bikes.co.uk
How can the local dealer 'set up' the the rear shock for you?
He doesn't know your
Front rear weight balance preference
Braking technique
Weight transfer speed/control preference under braking and acceleration
Did he ask about your tyre choices ( stiffer or softer side wall)
Indeed did he ask you anything?
Shock set up is not a game, your life can depend on it!
You can lose the front under braking if the rebound is wrong or under acceleration if the compression is wrong.
There are a million ways it can go wrong when you trust someone else with the set up.
If he isn't YOUR mechanic and he hasn't spent hundreds of hours working and talking to you he can't know how to set up your shock only you can do it correctly.