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Originally posted by HW
Have you done some basic checks on the suspension and bearings at the rear end? Bounce the back end and see if the compression and rebound damping is still there - easier to see the rebound damping than compression, and make sure you cannot move the wheel in directions it is not meant to move in. I had an ST2 with 16k miles on it and the rear wheel bearings were shot - I could hold the trye and move the wheel from side to side. The problem was the bearing was exposed to the elements so it suffered. Is the 749/999 like that too? Reckon it might be.
Oh, and one other thing. You haven't got an Ohlins with the remote preload adjsuter like on the ST4s have you? One of my "mates" thought it funny to twiddle with that and screwd it up tight. That turned the rear suspension into a solid bar. I didn't see the funny side, funnily enough
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Henry, I've done pretty much all of this last night when I got back, suspension feels quite soft compared to the Bostrom as I had tinkered with that and was set-up pretty good for the track, nothing is loose, no play in the rear wheel, the bike isn't a year old yet, and spent most of it's life in a nice warm study being looked at, so wear/corrosion/elements would be zero in all honesty.
Problem is I am going to have to tinker with the suspension anyway, and to be honest I understand what each adjustment does, I just cannot relate the information I feel into what I should do with the suspension.
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Originally posted by Steve M
I can't see it being anything more than cold tyres on a cold road, it's not going to be a bike set problem up at that speed. Plus even if the road was dry, chances are that it was still covered in tiny grit particles etc.
This time tomorrow you'll be flying up Clay hill, tyres lovely and hot, throttle on the stop and a mile wide grin |
Steve I certainly hope so, it's a damn quick bike, scarily fast, but that could be down to being a fair weather jessie and not riding for 6 months
