| Front end feel.....
After having problems with the back end of my bike and having a heavier spring fitted via JHP and the rear now feels fully planted the front feels skippy and light when pushed as I have found out on the last two track days.
One being yesterday at Silverstone , the front felt all "bouncy" and twitching - technical terms there eh? after adjusting the steering damper the head shakes died down and the bike felt somewhat more stable but there were a few corners where the front really struggled, namely club corner as it's a sweeping right hander which is off camber also, everytime I tried to get on the gas I could feel the front trying to tuck under me, so I'd end up losing so much drive out the corner I'd lose 50 yards on the guy in front and chase them round for another 3 miles before I could get back onto them again only for the same thing to happen.
I know nothing about suspension etc, and when you're on a trackday it's hard to gauge what's going right or wrong and make an adjustment without the knowledge to do so, so left everything as it was, but it's annoying as I know I have been faster, smoother on previous bikes, and this one should be in theory faster and more capable.
I know there's a shim/revalve kit for the forks as one or two people off here and a friend has had it done, but I don't know if doing that would actually fix my problem, do I take it to the likes of Maxton/K-Tech or a specialist suspension place and let them sort it? I get the feeling I'll have similar problems in 2 weeks at brands, so it's a matter of getting it done in the mean time.
Any help etc would be good guys..
[Edited on 20-6-2005 by JPM]  | 
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