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26-04-06, 09:04 PM

hi new to site so bare with me,
had my sv 1 month been restricted and lowered using longer dog bones, steering seems to want to tip in to corners to quick and can feel any dodgy road surfaces quite bad. got metzler 120x60 on front and 160x60 on back, any ideas as to why its so twitchy.

fizzwheel · 26-04-06, 09:12 PM

have you checked your tyre pressures recently ?

What model of Metzler tyre are they ?

What year and model is your SV ?

26-04-06, 09:25 PM

hi mez3,s but got a set of perelli supa corsa,s with it aswell but front is a 120x70.
tyre pressures are 33 front and 38 rear at mo no book with it so dont know correct pressures . its a 99t naked model 7000 on clock. cheers

northwind · 26-04-06, 09:27 PM

You're not far off, 33/36 is standard for SVs, and I think the old Mez 3s probably use those specs. If it's lowered then if anything it should turn in fairly slowly, but the SV is a fairly responsive bike.

fizzwheel · 26-04-06, 09:31 PM

E.d.s K5 is lowered with longer dogbones and that handles fine. Its not twitcy at all and it turns in fine. When they lowered the rear for you did they drop the forks through the yokes to lower the front to. I'm wandering if it would handle funny with a lowered rear and a standard height front end ?

Is it your first bike ? how long have you been riding.

26-04-06, 09:43 PM

tried dropping forks through but have gradually brought back to norm to make it feel better

26-04-06, 10:33 PM

Hi toyah where abouts in Hull are you I'm east hull sutton trust!!! Drop you forks though the yokes about 15 mm it should cure the front no end!!!

26-04-06, 10:36 PM

Sorry didn't read properly lift your forks through the yokes to make it more stable any probs give me a PM I'll have a look for you BILLY

26-04-06, 09:04 PM	#1
toyah Guest Posts: n/a	tyres hi new to site so bare with me, had my sv 1 month been restricted and lowered using longer dog bones, steering seems to want to tip in to corners to quick and can feel any dodgy road surfaces quite bad. got metzler 120x60 on front and 160x60 on back, any ideas as to why its so twitchy.

26-04-06, 09:12 PM	#2
fizzwheel Super Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,614	have you checked your tyre pressures recently ? What model of Metzler tyre are they ? What year and model is your SV ? __________________ Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over. K5 GSXR 750 Anniversary Edition

26-04-06, 09:25 PM	#3
toyah Guest Posts: n/a	tyres hi mez3,s but got a set of perelli supa corsa,s with it aswell but front is a 120x70. tyre pressures are 33 front and 38 rear at mo no book with it so dont know correct pressures . its a 99t naked model 7000 on clock. cheers

26-04-06, 09:27 PM	#4
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	You're not far off, 33/36 is standard for SVs, and I think the old Mez 3s probably use those specs. If it's lowered then if anything it should turn in fairly slowly, but the SV is a fairly responsive bike. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

26-04-06, 09:31 PM	#5
fizzwheel Super Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,614	E.d.s K5 is lowered with longer dogbones and that handles fine. Its not twitcy at all and it turns in fine. When they lowered the rear for you did they drop the forks through the yokes to lower the front to. I'm wandering if it would handle funny with a lowered rear and a standard height front end ? Is it your first bike ? how long have you been riding. __________________ Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over. K5 GSXR 750 Anniversary Edition

26-04-06, 09:43 PM	#6
toyah Guest Posts: n/a	tyres tried dropping forks through but have gradually brought back to norm to make it feel better

26-04-06, 10:33 PM	#7
BILLY Guest Posts: n/a	Hi toyah where abouts in Hull are you I'm east hull sutton trust!!! Drop you forks though the yokes about 15 mm it should cure the front no end!!!

26-04-06, 10:36 PM	#8
BILLY Guest Posts: n/a	Sorry didn't read properly lift your forks through the yokes to make it more stable any probs give me a PM I'll have a look for you BILLY

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