| Hi Zhed
I guess if ts the turn in that you want, then its really down to either the head angle or the rear ride height.
I played with both on my old 748...and my recommendation would be that you just try them yourself and see what you prefer.
The head angle adjustment was something I did as an experiment one Sunny Sunday, just to see what effect it had...and it was such a difference I never put it back! I rode with it like this for about 18 months both on track and road before I played with the rear ride height also.
After setting up the rear of the bike as it should be (eccentric hub in the correct position, correct chain length/tension, correct ride height) and putting the steering head back to standard I would say the transformation was about the same...the difference being that the bike was dramatically more stable both in a straight line and during corners.
Some people will say that you should never adjust the head angle, as you never see any race teams taking this approach etc...and this is true...but then they get around the problem by having all kinds of other trick parts (mag swing arms, v.high ride height etc).
I would say try the head angle at the steeper position, if you don't like it, you can always change it back. Once you get your head around what you are doing, it takes about 30 mins.
However...my reccomendation would be to leave it at the road position and set up the rest of the bike correctly first (front sag, rear sag, ride height etc). If you don't like it after these changes then go for the front change after.
If you need any advice about changing the steering head angle...let me know...it can be a bit of a bugger!  |