19-05-16, 08:56 PM
The bike is a 2005 gen1 with 20k on the clock, I already have Devilsyam R6 shock but never knew how bad the front was untill upgraded my work bike to a K6 Bandit 1200. This quote sums it up -
"The big problem is the forks do not have enough rebound damping, which makes the forks spring back very quickly when you let go of the brake or accelerate, this causes the bike to run wide out of corners and makes the bike difficult to turn in to a corner. The forks also have too much compression damping which makes the bike kick off small bumps in the road. This problem can make the ride uncomfortable. We modify the forks fitting harder springs to suit the type of riding you do and also your rider weight, we also re-valve the cartridges increasing the rebound damping and reducing the compression damping"
I have tried every setting from stock to softest and nothing worked, I still ran wide and got kick off from the road surface, so -
All I need is for the suspension to be at least as good as the Bandit's, from a ride quality point of view and without breaking the bank. From the brief chat I have with brooks their full monty refurb service, I believe they will replace a bunch of the damping components with custom parts? So has anyone gone down this route and whats the verdict?
"The big problem is the forks do not have enough rebound damping, which makes the forks spring back very quickly when you let go of the brake or accelerate, this causes the bike to run wide out of corners and makes the bike difficult to turn in to a corner. The forks also have too much compression damping which makes the bike kick off small bumps in the road. This problem can make the ride uncomfortable. We modify the forks fitting harder springs to suit the type of riding you do and also your rider weight, we also re-valve the cartridges increasing the rebound damping and reducing the compression damping"
I have tried every setting from stock to softest and nothing worked, I still ran wide and got kick off from the road surface, so -
- ktech - probably the best but also the most expensive and at 5th the cost of the bike value Im on the fence...
- Maxton - presumably not quite as good as ktech? but then I assume cheaper?.
- Brooks own - they offer to a refurb service, where they do a similar job to maxton but at at a lower cost.
All I need is for the suspension to be at least as good as the Bandit's, from a ride quality point of view and without breaking the bank. From the brief chat I have with brooks their full monty refurb service, I believe they will replace a bunch of the damping components with custom parts? So has anyone gone down this route and whats the verdict?