07-05-16, 05:13 PM
Have now been on a 200 mile run and had a run a round my favourite back roads, whitch have some great bends and curvy roads,the surfaces are in many places very poor and uneven. I am very impressed with the new spring set up, the bikes handling I believe has improved considerably . The bike holds a line and only trys to run wide if pushed beyond my limit. Under breaking is where I am most impressed , before it would dive deep and then spring back fast, now it is much more controlled with more feel and predictably. The front does feel firmer than before and is definitely harder at low speed over poor road surfaces but I can live with that because as the speed rises the bumps melt away.The settings given by Hydropro I believe are spot on and the use of 10 w oil justified . I have not rode a bike with linear springs so can not compare but feel I have made the right choice for me, time will tell. Now the next question, is the rear shock holding the bike back and how good can the bike get with a replacement and the biggest question is which one