Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > DD 2011 (Brands Hatch).. Sorted #21

[bradders]

Originally Posted by Sorted

I am running wide out of sweepers (well most bends actually) and lost a good 0.25/0.50sec a lap through Clearways every time, as Neal Catling will testify

mine is doing the same, less so since the chnage in preload on the front but still tough to turn. I lowered the rear about 3mm and raised the front the same for cadwell and never really used it, and havent chnaged back, so think I'll go back to the initial settings now the tyre doesnt feel like its falling over!!

[Sorted]

Could try raising the rear a tad Paul.
This problem is more often than not the rear squatting under power and the bike handling like a boat. (Could be handy for Gerrards around the lake)

Also, with these more rounded tyres it feels lazier to turn, but I think a couple of clicks harder on the compression and 2 softer on the rebound (rear shock) may have sorted it at Brands.
Remember all circuits are different!

Generally I like a quick turning bike and can't afford to drop the forks through the yokes any more, as ground clearance is already less than I want so would prefer ride height adjustment.

[bradders]

Chris said I should have added 2 clicks compression on the rear, I forgot. Think I'll reset the rear, add 2 clicks and see how that feels on test day

its all an art I am not familiar with!

[Sorted]

It's not too much of a dark art Lol
I am pretty familiar and used to suspension adjustments etc but in my case can't really resolve the problem without raising the ride height.

Static sag.. Compression and Rebound, Valving and spring rates are all just about spot on.

[bradders]

sy static and rider sag are spot on, and the bike compresses and returns at a very simialr (identical to me) rate so its nicely balanced, but thinking about the rear squatting when I got on the gas early form druids and clearways hard I would drag my boots, I figured it was because I was going quicker/leaning more but guess it could have been a slight loss of ride height...dont want that happending at gerrards....2 clicks it is then !!

[Jolley]

I'm no expert, but I wouldn't have thought that alterations to the damping would affect the ride height coming out of a long bend. I could see how preload or springrate could, but I am not sure damping would?....

[bradders]

if it squates, doesnt that affect the ride height at that point? So if compression was firmer, would that hold it up a little longer and squat less? That was my thinking on the comment...but I going to change it anyway and try