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Bibio · 28-09-08, 06:16 PM

well after going over the bike again today i found the problem.

i replaced the back shockky when i done the front end swap but used a temporary bolt till i got the proper one from suzuki, i got the bolt and fitted it the same time as the tyres but never noticed it slightly fouling one of the dog legs, it was so small i never really paid attention to it, but i took it off and ground it down by about 3mm, and guess what, it got rid of the problem. just goes to show that even a slight rubbing on the rear linkage can cause so much grief to the front.

so guess who is a verrry happy chappy.......

i now know what everyone is raving about with avon storms.. they are absolutely awsum tyres, coupled with the gsxr front end and rear shokky its transformed a mediocre bike into a brilliant bike.

i've so much confidence in the bike now, it feels so good compared to the standard bike.

28-09-08, 06:16 PM	#15
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,569	Re: front end shimmying well after going over the bike again today i found the problem. i replaced the back shockky when i done the front end swap but used a temporary bolt till i got the proper one from suzuki, i got the bolt and fitted it the same time as the tyres but never noticed it slightly fouling one of the dog legs, it was so small i never really paid attention to it, but i took it off and ground it down by about 3mm, and guess what, it got rid of the problem. just goes to show that even a slight rubbing on the rear linkage can cause so much grief to the front. so guess who is a verrry happy chappy....... i now know what everyone is raving about with avon storms.. they are absolutely awsum tyres, coupled with the gsxr front end and rear shokky its transformed a mediocre bike into a brilliant bike. i've so much confidence in the bike now, it feels so good compared to the standard bike.