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Old 03-Oct-2004, 19:47
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Originally posted by paulmort
Thought new front springs and a better or reworked rear would help
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They probably will especially if you keep intending to push the bike harder and harder the longer you have it.
I try to get a balanced feel to my bikes, I don't like them seesawing, if I hit the brakes I want the front to dip but don't like the rear rising on the suspension to much, if I brake hard enough it will still get the rear wheel off the ground. And when I get on the throttle the backend doesnt squat to much and the front has a nice controlled rise to it.
In real terms this means I like my bike set up fairly stiff ( with regards my body weight) with a slightly forward weight bias about 50.5% front and 49.5% on the rear.
My current road 916 has reworked forks to race spec, the Penske shock is also race spec, forks are slightly through the yokes and the rear wheel is run a little futher back in the arm than standard. The light weight wheels also help.
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