Originally Posted by
Jeeper
I wonder why do a large number of owners around the world have complained about the spring rate being too soft. They must all be fatties I suppose. So what's a fatty in this case? Any rider above 80 kgs, 'cause that's what the factory suspension was set-up for.
Oh, and lets not count the rider gear or the stuff in the bags at all. If you do, chances are the rider will need to be 50kgs to be ideal. Hmmm, when was I 50kgs (being 185cms, can't remember).
Suspension on MT07 and XSR700 was revised in 2018 for the American market because you can't find a 50kg American. Preload adjustment does not fix spring rate deficiencies. If you have to change suspension on a brand new bike to enjoy, then factory suspension is not fit for purpose (i.e. rubbish).
This is all IMHO and YEMV.
Different bike but at a time I was very keen on a new Tracer. I found the back end really soft but was putting it down to it being the demo bike and not set up for me. The salesman was away when I got back so I spoke to the main mechanic at the dealership about the bike. He looked at me and said I would probably need an aftermarket shock straight away. (1.96m tall and 115kgs)Yamaha make them soft he explained and with the shocks proximity to the exhaust system the oil in the shock got a lot of extra stick. The suspension would be worked overly hard from the get go. I thought that was disappointing on a brand new $18k bike. Made me wonder what else wasn’t up to scratch and didn’t pursue the bike. Interesting to see the same point of weakness appearing in this model.
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