handling issues

[joe43]

Kieth's 'get the throttle cracked' advice seems to work wonders on this machine - great book!

I'm also on Pilot Road 3's and think they're great tyres but...
The profile of the front is _much_ more relaxed than a sports tyre, and I'm a little too aggressive for it when turning in.
For example the Pilot Power front has an almost triangular profile (riding on a knife edge) in comparison.

Anyway, easiest is to start at the back and work forwards.
A bit of squat is required for a successful 'on line' corner exit, but too much is going to make it run wide - Does an extra click or two of low speed compression damping make any difference?

[Falcon 269]

Try it and see.

So much depends on how you ride, where you place your weight etc.

There are no fixed answers to this black art, only ideas to steer you on the road to enlightenment, Grasshopper.

[Phil TK]

Kieth's 'get the throttle cracked' advice seems to work wonders on this machine - great book!

That book has been the biggest influence on my attitude to machine control both on the road and track. A classic.
If you get throttle control right, the rest is easy/easier.

[pitternator]

you cant compare a GS to a fazer ...the paralever set up gives a totally different feel.Plus its  a totally different spring / damping set up as its a semi off road bike.

my advice would be to take your fazer to a trackday  if possible and experiment  with settings. For me its the best environment to see what the bike can do, and improve your cornering skills.

I also would comment that our roads are deteriorating very fast and firm suspension settings will tend to give you the " chatter" you describe..its godawful road rippling much of the time. Again , if you take a bike like a GS with its supple damping on such roads it will automatically feel much more stable.

I have been experiencing some issues with my K tech suspension , but in truth so much of it is the poor road surface in so many areas.As you push yer fazer faster and harder , it will start getting noticed.After test riding over half a dozen bikes recently , I came back to my fazer realising the sussies aint that bad after all ! Sometimes you do need a fresh perspective.
I also would say that a fazer probably wont handle as well as a fireblade, particularly at speed, so maybe dont have too high an expectation. Similarly , on several occassions, on my fazer I have been gobsmacked at a GS roadholding. Just cos we love our fazers, dont always mean they are the best out there at everything !