11-07-17, 11:07 AM
You are going to get good advice and suggestions from Luke. In the end I think it was a combination of things for my bike that I think caused the weave. I tightened head race, replaced swing arm bearings and spent a lot of time on the suspension. My r6 Shock had been reworked by reactive suspension prior to me getting hold of it and as such had a slight difference in settings. This resulted in suggested settings being slightly out in so much that even a quarter turn rather than a half turn could make all the difference. What I am saying is grab a pen and paper, put the shock to Luke's suggested settings, stick the tools in your pocket and then find a piece of road which has bumps and turns in it, make minor adjustments and record them until it feels right for you. Do rear and then work on the front until the two work together. Once the two married up the weave pretty much went. It really is a slow methodical approach to get it right. The settings you had with the r6 shock and standard front are not likely to be what you need now with the new front springs so you may need to play a little bit for them to come together again. I have just come back from 1400 miles trip around Scotland and the bike was embarrassing sports bikes. I also fitted Dunlop Roadsmart 3 tyres which were brilliant in both wet and dry conditions and have really deep tread, they hardly look worn showing the suspension is working well. Luke made a comment and I think it sums up the bike well...'You can sort the suspension but you will get flex in the steel frame' I agree. The bike handles very well now but it will never be sports bike stiff and if you have come from Sportsbikes like I have the flex when pushed hard is noticeable. However be smooth and take note of the bikes limitations and it will hustle along at a mighty pace. Good luck and you will get there in the end.