Suspension Set-up?

[northwind]

Originally Posted by Twinny

2.The rear shock is not on the hardest setting(so former owner told me )

The SV shock isn't adjustable for damping (hardness), just preload, it doesn't change the hardness, just where you start in the spring range.

33/36 is the standard pressures for the SV, I don't know if the 020s demand different pressures but I always ran my rear 020 at 36. It seems to be a flatter tyre than the ROadtecs and Stradas I usually use, doing the same riding leaves basically no chicken strip on the 020 and still a bit on the others.

Is it 2 different 020s fitted, or an 020 and another tyre? Mixing 010 and 020 or 014 and 020 was quite popular back in the days when the 020 was still a contender...

The front fork damping is rubbish on the SV, the ground clearance is rubbish on the SV, its virtually impossible to get 100% rid of the 'chicken strip' on the rear with many of the tyres fitted to SVs*.

In short, I can't really see anything unusual here ..

*Case in point:-

This is my rear chicken stip of my track SV650 after I raced it at Brands once:- Now you have to bear in mind that I was only 0.5s off winning a MRO minitwins race on that tyre and only a few tenths off the lap record pace ... it still has a reasonable 'strip' doesn't it

Hmm ok guys


Blue_SV650S -

thats about how much strip is left on my rear? hows ur front look ?

What tyre pressures any racers running? i am sure u guys will have the optimal performance psi's?

petevtwin650 -

You mean those rusty things at the bottem of my swingarm and at the bottem of the shock? 20F is standard? i'll check tomz

Checked the tyres out the fronts a 020 and the rears a 021 ? the front is alot older looking the rears just been put on ,the front like a 55w rating and the rears a late 60's somthing, this is fine? the profile and sizes are correct

So no1 on here runs 42/36 then? lol


Thx for great advise once again guys

Originally Posted by Twinny

Blue_SV650S -

thats about how much strip is left on my rear? hows ur front look ?

What tyre pressures any racers running? i am sure u guys will have the optimal performance psi's?

Oh yes forgot to state that , the front is to the edge.

You don’t run track pressures on the road. But for interest sakes only, on the SV I tend to set mine at ~31F ~30R up or down a bit depending on perceived ambient/track temp on the day

[Red Herring]

Blue, do you measure your temps hot or cold?

Originally Posted by Red Herring

Blue, do you measure your temps hot or cold?

Pressures I quoted are measured COLD, the same as the stock 36/42 are COLD.

Originally Posted by petevtwin650

Firstly are you riding with your toes on the pegs or heels? This does make a difference. Toes on help moving around and placing the bike and you won't wear out your nice boots.

I've only had one set of matched tyres that had the same wear strip front and back.

If your dog bones are standard, you should find under the grime (apologies if your linkage is sparkly) this stamping.

Had a look at the dog bones and 20F/P(vouln't tell if it was a p or f ) somthiing so i assume thats standard

Any got any info bout tyres im running 021 rear 020 front?

Dude is that a race shock with adjustable ride height!?!?

[northwind]

That's an Ohlins... But the pic is of Pete and Lissa's bike.

Personally I'd have no worries about mixing 021 and 020 at all, hey, I have a Sportec and a Diablo Strada fitted just now, I fit essentially whatever is in the garage when I need a tyre Doesn't worry me in the slightest. Now, I'm not saying you should do it, this is just what I do not advice. SOme people would completely disagree, in fact I know one guy who insists you must never fit a mismatched tyre or you'll die, and you should always replace both at the same time- which to me is obvious idiocy, but he seems to be happy to throw away fronts which are barely broken in.

Originally Posted by northwind

That's an Ohlins... But the pic is of Pete and Lissa's bike.