What I learned today...

[slofox]

Don't try to alter the instrument display readout as you approach a roundabout at 100km/hr (it's a rural roundabout not urban)...

:Oi: :Oops: :argh: :o: :slap:

[Edbear]

Don't try to alter the instrument display readout as you approach a roundabout at 100km/hr (it's a rural roundabout not urban)...

:Oi: :Oops: :argh: :o: :slap:

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind... :yes:

[rickstv]

OK, I give up....... You didn't scratch the Vixon did you?????:shit:

[slofox]

OK, I give up....... You didn't scratch the Vixon did you?????:shit:

Oh no - no damage or grief - nothing that a quick change of undies didn't fix...just found myself right up on the roundabout still at full speed...how stupid is that? Couldn't fucking believe I could be that stupid...

Still, I can rest in the knowledge that the brakes are pretty good...:whistle:

[Juzz976]

Did a similar thing few years back, came up to round about and pants were bunched up.

Up on pegs with a bouce to shake pants down a bit, got the rear brake a bit too hard ended up with squashed nuts on tank. Spent rest of ride to work lying on tank trying not to puke.

[javawocky]

...just found myself right up on the roundabout still at full speed...how stupid is that?

Well, lucky you didn't upgrade to the Thousand then...

Did something similarly stupid the other night. Got annoyed with my very hard damping on Scarlet, so wrote down the settings and eased everything off the damping, and boy, what a transformation! Way more comfy.

Anyways, so while I was out test riding, I decided to try a ripply section of road which always causes the back to spin from bouncing up and down. Went over the bumps with a bit of gas. Next thing I know the back hooks up so much better and shoots me forward up the road much faster than ever before, bugger, theres the turn!!! Hop on the fronts and brake hard and make the corner - phew - Suspention working? Check! :Punk:

[slofox]

...wrote down the settings and eased everything off the damping,

How much did you ease off?

[javawocky]

How much did you ease off?

Lots. It was about 1 or 1.5 turns out from full damping on everything. So I eased off everything and started turning them in till the bounce was eliminated and it still felt like it would give some absorption.

Put a cable tie on the front forks as well to monitor travel so it doesn't go towards bottoming out.

Ride seams much better now, gone from feeling like riding on a stiff plank to a more compliant beastie.

If you do fiddle with Vixen, take it cautiously at first as a little change goes a long way.

[SMOKEU]

I wish my bike had adjusties all round.