| If your 620 was making big power numbers - circa 68-70 then I'd be interested to look at your torque and power curves. They might have big final numbers but I think they might be at the expense of what drives you out of the corner. I'd be more interested in making sure I had that covered and having the suspension well sorted and some decent brakes.
Tim why don't you just take some measurements on your bike, put some oil on your forks and shock to see how much of your travel you are actually using when you're braking as hard as you can and cornering as fast as you can etc ... then you'll know if they need adjusting. You actually don't want to be using your full suspension travel because you're not giving your suspension it's best opportunity to deal with surface imperfections when your forks or shock are nearly fully compressed.
Do you feel like the front pushes at all, or that it's really difficult to turn - especially when the power is on? Part of this will be geometry as well. It's all a complex equation that the more I learn the more I realise I don't know - that's why I paid Neil to sort it out for me. If you're happy to pay a few hundred quid on chasing 2 or 3 horsepower I reckon you'd be MUCH better off spending £500 on suspension.  |