Sprotbikes...

[inlinefour]

Thought I had a pretty awesome machine, until Sensei had a play around with the syspension. The chages made have not only improved my riding ability but also increased my confidence when cornering at speed. Makes me laugh at the way the bike was set up (factory standard) and wonder why its not made apparent when purchasing a new sprotbike. Went for a ride with sensei this arvo and when it was time to go home, I found myself not wanting to. I have learnt a heck of alot from sensei, cheers mate!:niceone:
For those of you out there with new sprotbikes, get the syspension looked at by the right person. I can't even describe the difference it has made to the CBR:woohoo:

[froggyfrenchman]

having it set up fpr your size/weight makes a hellava diference eh!
Have fun on the toy...

[Cibby]

hay mate,

My suspension was set for about an 95kg person, so lil ol me couldnt hold my bloody bike on the road.. got it softened... heaps. and now it is awesome...

good on you for posting this thou cause i think heaps of peeps probably dont realise what a huge difference it makes ;)

[Karma]

Anyone in the auckland region fancy having a look at the suspension on mine? wouldn't have a clue what to look for personally.

Not that the ZXR400 is made for somebody my size / weight anyways :(

[avgas]

Yep, you also notice the difference bigtime if you upgrade from the factory suspension as well.....on any bike.
Which brings me to my next point - Has any one tried those IKON shocks? I used to love well set up KONI's, but the IKONS feel different to me.

[Fatjim]

Any noticable improvement sems to change the way you ride. For example, I've just put sintered pads on the front of the VTR. They have CRAP brakes out of the box, the new pads are many times better. When I went up the Tukas afterwards I found I was getting off the brakes earlier and was able to turn in better. I was much quicker and safer going up. Still the same snails pace down though :yawn:

[sennandy]

Weasel: if you go onto www.motorcyclenews.co.uk you can get the right setup for your size and bike, and it is very easy to do it yourself, basically the bike must go down quick and come back up slow, you tweek the top of the forks and your rear dampner(only do one click at a time though).

I will be in Auckland next month, if you have a problem let me know and I will have a look for you.

[Karma]

Thanks for the info sennandy... couldn't find the right page for the life of my on that site thou.

What area is the info in?

[boomer]

Thought I had a pretty awesome machine, until Sensei had a play around with the syspension. The chages made have not only improved my riding ability but also increased my confidence when cornering at speed. Makes me laugh at the way the bike was set up (factory standard) and wonder why its not made apparent when purchasing a new sprotbike. Went for a ride with sensei this arvo and when it was time to go home, I found myself not wanting to. I have learnt a heck of alot from sensei, cheers mate!:niceone:
For those of you out there with new sprotbikes, get the syspension looked at by the right person. I can't even describe the difference it has made to the CBR:woohoo:

you know what he did?

2 turns (pos) all round?

[trumpy]

Thanks for the info sennandy... couldn't find the right page for the life of my on that site thou.

What area is the info in?

Try this link as well/instead.

http://www.sportrider.com/bikes/146_susp_settings/

[inlinefour]

you know what he did?

2 turns (pos) all round?

Although I would not know if Id get it right straight away. Ive got the piece of paper in the workshop with the settings sensei made to the bike. Although talking to the sourse of knowledge is the best idea.:blip:

[Flyingpony]

Are all bikes adjustable?

[quickbuck]

No, not all.

[Monsterbishi]

I had a friend go through and setup my yzf750r for me, and the difference was huge, it was far too soft in the front, and slightly too soft in the rear, afterwards it was like having a 750 that cornered more like a 400.

[inlinefour]

afterwards it was like having a 750 that cornered more like a 400.

Maybe so, I feel like I'm on one of my old 2 strokers now, expect for the superior acceleration, braking, oh heck I can't compare my bike to my old 2 strokes as its just far superior. I know I love the twisties even more now though<_<

[pritch]

I already mentioned this recently, but Ohlins have a "Users Manual" available on their website. You may or may not have an Ohlins, or all the adjustments to which the manual refers, but by following the sequence they describe you should find the best setting for your bike.

The November issue of BIKE mentions the following:
In the late 1980s Honda realised thet the home grown factory test riders were too close to the projects to remain objective. (They might also be open to pressure?) Honda then appointed a team of four international testers, the team leader of which is Dave Hanclock in England. He must sign off all new models over 250 before they go into production and his reports go direct to the Honda board.

Interestingly Mr Hanclock is required to maintain his weight between 59 and 61kg.