05-12-15, 10:55 AM
(04-12-15, 09:28 PM)mark g link Wrote: I keep reading about how poor the handling is on the gen 1, I must have a good one, I can't fault it, even the rear end is OK when solo....and I'm def over 13st :lol
I guess you need to spend a bit of time with one that has been sorted. I couldn't stand the handling of mine when I first bought it (coming from sports orientated bikes), setting the shocks preload to max, fitting a jack-up kit and dropping the front down the forks was cheap quick and easy and made a noticeable difference but nothing beats a replacement shock properly sprung for your weight. I find the front forks OK, especially after servicing them and fitting heavier duty linear springs, I've not ridden a bike with a R1 front end but I understand the difference in performance between that setup and a sorted pair of stock forks is not that great.