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Originally posted by JPM
Right just spoke to K-Tech, very nice guys just to see if they can shed some light on things, they gave me some base settings for the front end
28mm static sag
Comp - 6 to 8 clicks out
Rebound - 14 clicks out
Think I'll take a note of what I have got and give it a go. A few questions though static sag? I'm guessing I need to lift the front of the bike off the ground measure the length of fork leg exposed, drop again and re-measure? and then adjust via preload (blue nut - technical eh?)
Gizmo, I kind of got half of what you said, then it went blah, blah, blah  As for a description well tip in 2nd gear probably doing 60-70mph knee down, and the front feels like it's skipping mid corner (off camber part) the surface was bumpy (F1 cars) and the bike seemed to drift outwards and I'm not sure whether or not I was on the wrong line, so on the wrong (bumpy) bit of the track to try and get on the gas earlier, I tried several differing lines trying to square the corner off a bit, and making the exit come to me, but nothing seem to help the feel. |
k tech are top guys, they helped me out last year with an Sp2 and I jsut got a new sprign from them 2 weeks ago.
if you are knee down you are well passed the point of tip in and geometry has less of an effect, i'd say its probably 2 things, forks too soft so check your preload, too much rebound, count how many clicks you back it off when you go to the K tech suggestion.
preload is measured by extending the fork and measuring distance from fork seal to bottom edge of fork leg it'll be about 120mm on ohlins, sit on bike bounce/settle suspension and measure again, to set, wind blue adjustors right out ( count turns so you can compare) and then set it so its has 28mm of sag ie 92mm between seal and bottom of leg ( for road use i run more than that). see how far your tie wrap goes ( check mine out this w/e, its a red fork seal slid onto the slider, looks much neater than a tie wrap
) when riding, it should get to the bottom occasionally but not all the time.