| This is a copy of the email I just sent to L3OONY with regard to his ill handling 748R
Hi Ian
just dug out my 916 race note book.
mine is indeed set a 242mm fully extended or 232mm under its own weight as I run 10mm of sag, this is from the centre of rge rear wheel spindle to the index mark on my ride height gauge, which is home made but a direct copy of the one we borrowed from AJR.
Also in my notes I have Craig Barkers settings, he came 2nd in Bemsee Supertwins at the time and worked for Ducati London South and therefore used the official Ducati tool, He Ran245mm extended and with the 10mm of sag 235mm under its own weight, if you are indeed using a comparitive tool then your bike at 195mm would turn like a barge and your mates like a super tanker.
Before I got a ride height tool I was told to run the tie rod at 270mm between centres of the fixing bolts, standard is 261mm.
As you look from the wheel nut side of the bike (RHS) the wheel spindle should be bellow the centre-line of the swing arm in between 6 O'clock and 9 O'clock.
Harv any chance of comparing your ride height gauge to mine
Kev  |