29-05-15, 08:16 PM
well I spent a little more time in the saddle today and I think I need a little more preload as with the extra grip now the back end squats a little too much from my liking. Unfortunately the shock is already set to maximum and there is no compression adjustment.. as a quick fix I will take the plastic washers from the spring on the old shock and add them under the spring on the new shock but that may not be enough so I might have to get a 5mm or 10mm alloy spacer made up in an effort to lower the sag to about 20mm from 30mm.. From experience on the old shock each click of preload changed the sag by about 5mm so hopefully it wont take too much packing.
It's still very ride able and over some familiar bumpy roads today I managed to stay in the saddle comfortably instead of having to brace my legs and lift my butt to stop me being fired out the seat..
just little tweeks I suppose, just a shame I've maxed out the preload already.. The later model FZ8 are not any lighter as they are pretty much the same up to 2014 so not sure why it's ended up like this but hey ho .. it is what it is...
It's still very ride able and over some familiar bumpy roads today I managed to stay in the saddle comfortably instead of having to brace my legs and lift my butt to stop me being fired out the seat..
just little tweeks I suppose, just a shame I've maxed out the preload already.. The later model FZ8 are not any lighter as they are pretty much the same up to 2014 so not sure why it's ended up like this but hey ho .. it is what it is...