Tony.OK's first Wanganui attempt.

[Quasievil]

You did good Tony, I can sympathise with the tyre wear issues and have the ultimate solution............by a motard!
I have done the whole tri series on the contis and they still have the conti attack writing on the tyres lol
Oh and failing that go see the expert RT, he WILL sought it out for you

[Robert Taylor]

Name the track- The Day, and cover my costs to get there as well as $ 250 for the day, and I will set it up, so it does what a rider needs it to do.

If Internall changes apart from front and rear spring changes are required, you need to send to CKT, But the mods would be based on my opinion?

How serious are you mate?

And Id be happy to avail you and Shaun of the spring changer gear and a bunch of springs for the day. Now that Shaun has had direct setup experience of the TTX36 I think this is a great solution. ( As you well know if it was a customer in the Northern hemisphere youd have to buy the alternate spring rates whether they worked or not )
Perhaps the best thing would be to do the spring thing first and if there is still an issue then have it revalved.
With the Blue Wing Honda racebikes and other distributor race bikes we are typically up on both damping and springing rates. But also sometimes up on damping and down on springing.

[Shaun]

You are no sucker dude, just very enthuisiastic, and a new be who is trying hard, Rome was not built in a day mate, but short cuts of others knoledge experience could have made it quicker:scooter BOY haha

[slowpoke]

Good onya Tony! As usual you've sold yourself well short mate, you may not be hugely experienced but your smooth speed is plain to see. The tyre/setup battle you are waging at the moment may be painful but I reckon the learnings from it will stand you in good stead down the track (pun intended).

Oh yeah, once you've sorted the chatter problem can you let me in on the secret recipe? My rear tyre is starting to look like an Aussie 50c piece after Wangas/Taupo!

Big ups to Robert Taylor too, I know the story of the rear shock and he's done a bloody nice thing and expected nothing return.

[Robert Taylor]

Good onya Tony! As usual you've sold yourself well short mate, you may not be hugely experienced but your smooth speed is plain to see. The tyre/setup battle you are waging at the moment may be painful but I reckon the learnings from it will stand you in good stead down the track (pun intended).

Oh yeah, once you've sorted the chatter problem can you let me in on the secret recipe? My rear tyre is starting to look like an Aussie 50c piece after Wangas/Taupo!

Big ups to Robert Taylor too, I know the story of the rear shock and he's done a bloody nice thing and expected nothing return.

Thanks guys. I recieved some well intentioned and sincere advice from a friend loosely to the effect ''ignore random comments with the contempt they deserve..........forums enable people to be heros''. Very often anonymously. Perception is a funny thing and suspension / tyre interaction ( plus increasingly narrow temperature operating windows ) is a whole load more complex than many realise.
If Shaun and I ( others and others that have preceded us ) actually charged for everything we did wed be living in luxury. It is the kiwi way to provide a high level of goodwill and that is in part why I reacted to an unneccessary and childish slur.
Tonys tyre issue will be sorted, we had no issue at Wanganui with the distributor bikes ( quite the opposite ) and what is applied to those trickles through to everyday road racers. I empathise with his problem even though I did not sell him the shock.

[Frenchy]

Well done big boy!! i missed not seeing you Chicken legs all day