what is more beneficial?

getting the forks revalved/sprung for my weight....

or an ohlins rear shock?

my budjet is limiting me to either/or...


tia bros.

steve

i would say forks if you are heavy, shock if you are under 150

excellent...im at about 195 and im kind of ok with the rear shock although it has such a crappy adjustment window.

thanks man.

excellent...im at about 195 and im kind of ok with the rear shock although it has such a crappy adjustment window.

thanks man.


if you havent been on the track yet your stock stuff is fine. i am still on stock stuff and i am running lap times that are top five in a novice class.

its pretty scary now, so i am upgrading, but atleast i got to learn what a bad suspension feels like.

i realize that i dont ride as hard as i could on a track but there are benefits and peace of mind in upgrading...

anyhow, ill be on the track next season and probly not on the street as much with all the moron drivers and shite road conditions.

What about getting the shock and just changing the front springs...? That's what I think I am going to do... I'm no expert but it seems to make sence to me...am I wrong?

i realize that i dont ride as hard as i could on a track but there are benefits and peace of mind in upgrading...

anyhow, ill be on the track next season and probly not on the street as much with all the moron drivers and shite road conditions.


the best impovements i have made to the stock suspension was correcting my body position.

Comparing stock front to stock rear, the front is worse. BUT! You can still go pretty damn fast on the stock stuff ridden properly. I rode mine at Laguna bone stock except for race tires and was able to lap into the 34's. I had to adjust my riding style quite a bit to compensate for the stock shock/forks, but they werent' that bad.

If you can, do both the front and rear at the same time, otherwise there will be a pretty decent "imbalance." Just .02......

Ken

Comparing stock front to stock rear, the front is worse. BUT! You can still go pretty damn fast on the stock stuff ridden properly. I rode mine at Laguna bone stock except for race tires and was able to lap into the 34's. I had to adjust my riding style quite a bit to compensate for the stock shock/forks, but they werent' that bad.

If you can, do both the front and rear at the same time, otherwise there will be a pretty decent "imbalance." Just .02......

Ken


Yep, there will be a huge imbalance doing one without the other. I did shock first and from first ride on Ohlins rear the forks drove me nuts!

Yep, there will be a huge imbalance doing one without the other. I did shock first and from first ride on Ohlins rear the forks drove me nuts!
yep,...i did the same thing on my old r1, and it made the forks feel so ****ing bad i hated it,.....

I have been working on my body positioning and learning alot about how this bike reacts to where you put the center of gravity...

if i think about it...i still am learning so maybe upgrading can wait.

also...the "imbalance" issue has crossed my mind.

maybe i'll wait and practice then upgrade the forks and shock together at a later time.

this thread has definately been useful to me...

thanks guys.

the best impovements i have made to the stock suspension was correcting my body position.

please elaborate. Maybe I am needing some remediation too.

GB7 any input here...
he had his stock stuff reworked and he is fast as hell!
Troy

please elaborate. Maybe I am needing some remediation too.
me too!confidence is my monkey...
Troy

please elaborate. Maybe I am needing some remediation too.


1. dont hug the tank, move 4in back or so

2. get my head as low and next to the windscreen

3. no weight on the wrist

4. elbows bent, always make sure i can flap them like wings

5. hold yourself up with your legs over the bumps that cause the forks to pogo or make the rear wallow

1. dont hug the tank, move 4in back or so

2. get my head as low and next to the windscreen

3. no weight on the wrist

4. elbows bent, always make sure i can flap them like wings

5. hold yourself up with your legs over the bumps that cause the forks to pogo or make the rear wallow

I already do as much as I can of that, my gut does not permit me to get my head down as far as I would like, of course I will be working on that.

I already do as much as I can of that, my gut does not permit me to get my head down as far as I would like, of course I will be working on that.


i thought i had pretty good body position and maybe even hanging off too much. but what i was feeling and what i was doing were two different things.

infact i found out some of my problems were do to my restrictive two piece suit. switched to a alpinestar one piece with that spandex stuff and wow!!!!

i thought i had pretty good body position and maybe even hanging off too much. but what i was feeling and what i was doing were two different things.

infact i found out some of my problems were do to my restrictive two piece suit. switched to a alpinestar one piece with that spandex stuff and wow!!!!

my suit is full of Keprotec, it really helps with mobility!

please elaborate. Maybe I am needing some remediation too.

Jim Twist of the Wrist Vol. II has a lot on this, it's an interesting take.

my suit is full of Keprotec, it really helps with mobility!


is that what it is called?

but yeah i feel like i am wearing sweat pants now, ill be 15lb sweat pants but still.

Jim Twist of the Wrist Vol. II has a lot on this, it's an interesting take.

yep, read it, plus I have done two days with CSS.

Not a big Code fan actually, but my days were in 1986 though too. Maybe things have changed a little? Hehehehee

is that what it is called?

but yeah i feel like i am wearing sweat pants now, ill be 15lb sweat pants but still.


its the best thing since sliced bread! Hehehehehe

Maybe on some separate thread we can discuss CSS... Never been.
(PS: Just read the cartoon above and am laughing my arse off..)