17-06-24, 02:04 PM
(This post was last modified: 17-06-24, 02:21 PM by Alexander_V.)
Ok,
So I bought the kit with option road and track (because I am planning to start track days in the future) with springs for 85kg (my weight) +- and it is a very stiff for bumps, even with 1mm of preload and compression 3 turns out, but besides the surprising stiffness I can say it works good. I have tried a couple of different settings and I am fiddling with the rebound first. (I am open to advice on how can I best work my way to the best settings, I mean which one should I start with once preload is dialed in, comp or rebound? or?)
The feel is stiff but stable, which I guess is expected. The settings I rode with did bike very predictable and stable (IMO) and I could push myself a bit more than before and I could take turns with more speed (on my home road, the one I know best). one note though - I have lowered the bike with 1.9 cm from the triple clamp (yoke?) and I love it as it is.
As per the prescription on the kit I was monitoring for some symptoms of it not being set up correctly for the use:
1. bike running wide out of corners - no.
2. bike bottoming out - no
3. bike topping out - probably close to but not quite.
The zip-tie on my fork stanchion stood 1 cm before 1/3 of the total travel, so I am thinking it is a bit stiff for my riding. I am surely not using the cartridges' full potential, or the bike's for that matter, but the fact that you can tweak comp/rebound in separate controls is a big advantage as you might want quick compression and slow rebound, which more or less the same with the damping rod.
Not sure if I had to go with lighter springs having in mind that the use is mainly road.
So with my rookie review
I have some questions for you seasoned moto guys:
1. I read somewhere here that I can get an even better performance if I change shims in the cartridges, would this be relevant for road use?
2. Would you want quick compression and slow rebound, how much hand in hand should these 2 be?
3. For oil I went with cst rather than WT and I got 23 cst at 40 (perscribed was 19cst at 40) so as close as I could - would you also go about it like that or stick to weight with cartridges?
4. is the 1/3 of total travel for rider sag valid for such stiff suspension setups?
5. Can I cut the standard progressive springs (one the stiffer coil end, leaving them not-so-progressive) to size and drop them in if I want the same performance with a softer feel?
cheers
So I bought the kit with option road and track (because I am planning to start track days in the future) with springs for 85kg (my weight) +- and it is a very stiff for bumps, even with 1mm of preload and compression 3 turns out, but besides the surprising stiffness I can say it works good. I have tried a couple of different settings and I am fiddling with the rebound first. (I am open to advice on how can I best work my way to the best settings, I mean which one should I start with once preload is dialed in, comp or rebound? or?)
The feel is stiff but stable, which I guess is expected. The settings I rode with did bike very predictable and stable (IMO) and I could push myself a bit more than before and I could take turns with more speed (on my home road, the one I know best). one note though - I have lowered the bike with 1.9 cm from the triple clamp (yoke?) and I love it as it is.
As per the prescription on the kit I was monitoring for some symptoms of it not being set up correctly for the use:
1. bike running wide out of corners - no.
2. bike bottoming out - no
3. bike topping out - probably close to but not quite.
The zip-tie on my fork stanchion stood 1 cm before 1/3 of the total travel, so I am thinking it is a bit stiff for my riding. I am surely not using the cartridges' full potential, or the bike's for that matter, but the fact that you can tweak comp/rebound in separate controls is a big advantage as you might want quick compression and slow rebound, which more or less the same with the damping rod.
Not sure if I had to go with lighter springs having in mind that the use is mainly road.
So with my rookie review
I have some questions for you seasoned moto guys:1. I read somewhere here that I can get an even better performance if I change shims in the cartridges, would this be relevant for road use?
2. Would you want quick compression and slow rebound, how much hand in hand should these 2 be?
3. For oil I went with cst rather than WT and I got 23 cst at 40 (perscribed was 19cst at 40) so as close as I could - would you also go about it like that or stick to weight with cartridges?
4. is the 1/3 of total travel for rider sag valid for such stiff suspension setups?
5. Can I cut the standard progressive springs (one the stiffer coil end, leaving them not-so-progressive) to size and drop them in if I want the same performance with a softer feel?
cheers