27-04-12, 05:23 PM
Dave
I spoke at length on the phone to colin at K tech today , explaining the issue with the shock, and voiced my real concerns that my forks may not have been done right or even missed completely . He said he was happy for me to watch while they checked them. My shock is a bigger issue, ...but if my forks R ok and its just my paranoia ( :eek ! ) at least I can get the bike working using my spare shock.Colin seemed genuine enuff, not trying to fob me off or treat me like an idiot ...so I am full of hope for my visit on monday.
There is also the possibility of getting a shock from luke, but as I have already paid for the shock refurb from K tech...I have a years warranty on the work, so they should really put it right. My fear is that a key part is broken and they wont have any spares ...as the kit was in short supply when I bought it 21/2 yrs ago.
As regards setup , yes the Ktech settings are firmish, I usually back both comp and rebound a bit . My issue is when all the damping is dialled out ...they still feel " turgid" !!..I was expecting them to bounce a lot easier.But when i think back to the several long tours I have done on the fazer , I never really felt they were uncomfortable, till about last autumn, when I noticed this kicking back off the bumps...the shock was particularly good for ride quality too. I had that on the bike in 2009 when we went down to pyrenees, and the bike was floating along , beautiful ride quality. Its nothing like it at the moment ! :\
I spoke at length on the phone to colin at K tech today , explaining the issue with the shock, and voiced my real concerns that my forks may not have been done right or even missed completely . He said he was happy for me to watch while they checked them. My shock is a bigger issue, ...but if my forks R ok and its just my paranoia ( :eek ! ) at least I can get the bike working using my spare shock.Colin seemed genuine enuff, not trying to fob me off or treat me like an idiot ...so I am full of hope for my visit on monday.
There is also the possibility of getting a shock from luke, but as I have already paid for the shock refurb from K tech...I have a years warranty on the work, so they should really put it right. My fear is that a key part is broken and they wont have any spares ...as the kit was in short supply when I bought it 21/2 yrs ago.
As regards setup , yes the Ktech settings are firmish, I usually back both comp and rebound a bit . My issue is when all the damping is dialled out ...they still feel " turgid" !!..I was expecting them to bounce a lot easier.But when i think back to the several long tours I have done on the fazer , I never really felt they were uncomfortable, till about last autumn, when I noticed this kicking back off the bumps...the shock was particularly good for ride quality too. I had that on the bike in 2009 when we went down to pyrenees, and the bike was floating along , beautiful ride quality. Its nothing like it at the moment ! :\