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[Gaz 748]

Originally Posted by doogalman

You naughty boy.

I was behind you !!! but closing in very quickly

[phil_h]

If you jack the rear up they do turn much faster.
They will also turn faster if the front is soft and you are large

[zhed44]

Originally Posted by phil_h

If you jack the rear up they do turn much faster.
They will also turn faster if the front is soft and you are large

Yes, but I'm wondering if it's been set up to steer quicker (eg: by raising the rear), or whether "R"s are just a bit more nimble due to their lighter wheels and different suspenders.

If anything, I actually thought the front felt a bit stiff, but then again, I was riding on some exceptionally cracked and potholed roads today.

[phil_h]

Originally Posted by zhed44

Yes, but I'm wondering if it's been set up to steer quicker (eg: by raising the rear), or whether "R"s are just a bit more nimble due to their lighter wheels and different suspenders.

If anything, I actually thought the front felt a bit stiff, but then again, I was riding on some exceptionally cracked and potholed roads today.

I've been on TD's with an ex-racer mate who has a 748R, with me running my 600SS DD bike, and he has on more than one occasion noted how much faster my DD bike turns in than his R does.
Lighter wheels will not make as much difference as jacking the rear up an inch and dropping the front an inch.
I remember trying my 748 with the rear jacked to the max before it felt too much.

[Lightning Boy]

Originally Posted by Gaz 748

I was behind you !!! but closing in very quickly

Amnesia, Alzheimers, or senility...... ???