12-03-25, 04:52 PM
I thought I'd follow up. After speaking Chris at Calsport (long friend of mine from bikechatforums), he was able to do me a deal on the hyperpro dual rate kit and 10W. Again, I would think that I'd fit into the Japanese distribution bell curve of 95% ile riders, and I'm not going to be finessing the suspension adjusters to find the nth degree of subjective feedback.
In terms of the spring rates, OEM left and Hyperpro right. 170mm air gap, preload, rebound and compression settings as per the hyperpro build sheet, I find the bike still very compliant on the really rough and chundery surfaces around the Forest of Dean, so it's got that nice "off the top" compliance, but also giving sufficient support under hard braking whilst removing the understeer on corner exit due to the bike squatting.
Given how poorly most people speak of the OE compression circuit, I took Chris' feedback with regards to the hyperpro kit and pulled the trigger. It's rather telling that hyperpro recommend running the compression either fully open or 5 clicks from fully open, which is a stark contrast to how the FAQ guide recommends it being set up. I'd say Trigger's broom is running well, for not a lot of investment in terms of time and effort on a Saturday.
Ironically, I've not had a chance to ride my R1 since I installled the new forks on it with Matris Dampers, to make a comparison! That being said, I'm thinking that the Fazer's set up is bob on for the road.
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In terms of the spring rates, OEM left and Hyperpro right. 170mm air gap, preload, rebound and compression settings as per the hyperpro build sheet, I find the bike still very compliant on the really rough and chundery surfaces around the Forest of Dean, so it's got that nice "off the top" compliance, but also giving sufficient support under hard braking whilst removing the understeer on corner exit due to the bike squatting.
Given how poorly most people speak of the OE compression circuit, I took Chris' feedback with regards to the hyperpro kit and pulled the trigger. It's rather telling that hyperpro recommend running the compression either fully open or 5 clicks from fully open, which is a stark contrast to how the FAQ guide recommends it being set up. I'd say Trigger's broom is running well, for not a lot of investment in terms of time and effort on a Saturday.
Ironically, I've not had a chance to ride my R1 since I installled the new forks on it with Matris Dampers, to make a comparison! That being said, I'm thinking that the Fazer's set up is bob on for the road.