Suspension question

[boman]

Yep, sounds like your spring is a bit soft from your static and loaded measurements. You may or may not need the internals tinkered with too, both rear shock and forks. Having upgraded both my Triple and Blackbird with quality components and experienced the huge difference, I'd spend money on suspension way before splashing out on aftermarket cans or other farkles.

My thoughts too. It already has Ohlins so I guess the internals should be quality.

[Blackbird]

[QUOTE=boman;1130855146]Hello,

Does anyone know if Robert Taylor is still doing his thing? And if he is, what does he call himself nowadays?[/

Crown Kiwi Technical. 11 Manadon St, New Plymouth 4310. New Zealand. Email : ohlins@crownkiwi.co.nz. Phone: +64 6 751 2100. Fax: +64 6 751 2100.

[nzspokes]

Hello,

Does anyone know if Robert Taylor is still doing his thing? And if he is, what does he call himself nowadays?

Kiwi Suspension solutions. He doesnt come on KB anymore. E-mail him through his website, I get fast response.

[boman]

Kiwi Suspension solutions. He doesnt come on KB anymore. E-mail him through his website, I get fast response.

Thanks RDF. I will do.

[boman]

Kiwi Suspension solutions. He doesnt come on KB anymore. E-mail him through his website, I get fast response.

I cannot find a relevant website, and no e-mail address. Do you have it by chance?

[nzspokes]

I cannot find a relevant website, and no e-mail address. Do you have it by chance?

sales@kss.net.nz

[boman]

sales@kss.net.nz

Thanks. Contact has been made.

[granstar]

Thanks! Just to be clear, I'm an ordinary rider who has noticed handling shortcomings on a few bikes over the years and have personally experienced the huge improvements to be gained by setting a bike up properly. It's a complicated business with spring rates, compression and rebound damping, oils, shim stacks and valves etc and that's why organisations like Robert Taylor's and Restorace in Auckland are worth their weight in gold.

The problem for me is that when I owned the Blackbird I didn't know what I didn't know. That meant that I didn't even know whether I had a problem. Did a lot of reading and there seemed to be some pretty consistent guidelines that people could use as a benchmark to find whether they were within cooee or outside recommendations. I copied and pasted what I'd read into a single document I could refer to when doing checks and have attached it in case it's of any use for anyone to get the ball rolling. There's nothing special or revolutionary about the methods but it certainly gave me a head start in finding out whether I had a problem, then getting some seriously good improvements from the experts.

Thank You Checked mine today was ballpark front but 15mm out too high rear. So it will reduce my ride when I adjust which is great as i'm 5 ft nothing, as you say a better ride.