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Originally posted by RCA
Quote: | As an exSP2 ( i preferRC51) owner ( bought it when i couldnt afford a 998S) i know how good they are and if you ain't rode one its well worth a go as its one of the quickest A to B roadbikes around. It took me a while to adapt to the 999 after that but a year later I now prefer the 999 for a lot of reasons. |
Mate has the SP1, and yes I ride it more than he does, I love em. Iam interested to know why it took time to adaprt and you now prefer the 999 over your SP2? |
RC51 has a very planted front, its a bit weird as the forks only actually give about 90mm travel so when its bumpy it can feel harsh whereas the 999 doesn't, there's one corner at Croft where I always noticed it and even more so on the road. You tend to let the bike find its own way into the corner and run round, it requires little rider input to do so and because of this keeps the rider movement to a minimum. I'd liked to have tried the Kyle link to see what that did but sold the bike before i could get one.
999 needs a totally different riding style, even with the rear jacked its slow handling and doesn't want to turn so you have to ride the front more, I've now moved forward as I set for a corner and really hang off, where it scores over the SP2 is mid corner where the suspension copes with any bumps without that harsh fork, rear feel and you can use the throttle to hold the line then get on the gas a bit more quickly without a slide, because the Sp2 is so front end biased I used to find I needed to be a bit more careful getting on the power. it took me a while to realise it was me not the bike causing the problem, i went through all the suspension stuff and wasn't happy, it was only when i changed riding styles i noticed big improvements.
And yup, I can set suspension up at both ends and tried most of the combinations available.
