pritch
13th January 2010, 08:52
In recent weeks I've had the Ohlins shock fitted to the S4R and have been trying it out. Dr Robert has tweaked it and now it's about how I like it, but every ride there is a focus on what the suspension is doing. Yesterday I went to Hamilton for the10k service. Good roads on which to evaluate suspension settings.
Ohlins offer a steering damper for the S4R and sometimes I've thought it really could use one. If the bike hits bumps in a bend it shakes its head to the degree that I've thought this might be the first bike I've owned that I would consider actually needed a steering damper.
So heading home, somewhere around PioPio, I noticed that the twitchiness in the steering seemed umm obtrusive(?). The steering damper option was being considered seriously. As was the not inconsiderable expense involved.
In the Awakino Gorge I thought I detected a weave. Weave can be normally eliminated by adding a couple of clicks rebound damping to the rear shock. So I was thinking about doing just that.
In the Ureti valley the various twitches and weaves seemed more pronounced. Since I had previously backed off the rebound damping in the forks, I decided that first thing in the morning I'd check the tyre pressures and add a couple of clicks rebound both ends.
When I got home I parked the bike and went inside, changed out of riding gear, and watched the weather forecast on the News. Perhaps half an hour after arriving home i went to move the bike, the back tyre was dead flat.
Don't do what I did. Don't overlook the bloody obvious… :brick:
Ohlins offer a steering damper for the S4R and sometimes I've thought it really could use one. If the bike hits bumps in a bend it shakes its head to the degree that I've thought this might be the first bike I've owned that I would consider actually needed a steering damper.
So heading home, somewhere around PioPio, I noticed that the twitchiness in the steering seemed umm obtrusive(?). The steering damper option was being considered seriously. As was the not inconsiderable expense involved.
In the Awakino Gorge I thought I detected a weave. Weave can be normally eliminated by adding a couple of clicks rebound damping to the rear shock. So I was thinking about doing just that.
In the Ureti valley the various twitches and weaves seemed more pronounced. Since I had previously backed off the rebound damping in the forks, I decided that first thing in the morning I'd check the tyre pressures and add a couple of clicks rebound both ends.
When I got home I parked the bike and went inside, changed out of riding gear, and watched the weather forecast on the News. Perhaps half an hour after arriving home i went to move the bike, the back tyre was dead flat.
Don't do what I did. Don't overlook the bloody obvious… :brick: