07-05-12, 10:05 AM
Well its all back in, forks have been thoroughly pumped prior to axle tightening.Initial feel at standstill of the fork action feels much smoother, less clonky....Went out yesterday on a 2 hour ride to see what I think, and first impressions are very good. I do sincerely believe the suspension was not done to this standard first time round. The damping all round feels better, and on most roads the ride quality is an improvement, so I can feel the difference of old to new... I checked the shock on my return, and the rebound damping adjuster turns Ok, so far so good !
Suspension action / quality is hard to describe, but certainly the first hour en route to Uppingham took in a full variety of roads, and the feel/ poise of the bike felt like that of a more expensive bike...controlled suspension but with just that touch of softened ride quality.On the return on less smooth roads, I felt it all a bit firmer, but this is probably as much to springing as anything else, and for most uses, a bit of nloss in ride quality is a suitable sacrifice for the superb roadholding , essential on a 160 bhp bike.
Maybe mike at K tech did something different to last time ( if one insists KT did actually do the sussies first time round) , cos I do prefer the feel of this now.
So, guardedly I will declare hopefully an end to the shenanigans, believing the shock will not suddenly expire in the next few hours riding !
Suspension action / quality is hard to describe, but certainly the first hour en route to Uppingham took in a full variety of roads, and the feel/ poise of the bike felt like that of a more expensive bike...controlled suspension but with just that touch of softened ride quality.On the return on less smooth roads, I felt it all a bit firmer, but this is probably as much to springing as anything else, and for most uses, a bit of nloss in ride quality is a suitable sacrifice for the superb roadholding , essential on a 160 bhp bike.
Maybe mike at K tech did something different to last time ( if one insists KT did actually do the sussies first time round) , cos I do prefer the feel of this now.
So, guardedly I will declare hopefully an end to the shenanigans, believing the shock will not suddenly expire in the next few hours riding !