Does jacking the back up work

I agree with everyone else. You absolutely have to have sorted suspension before you jack up the rear. And a steering damper would be a good idea. I raised the rear on my old carbed R6 and it was sweet but it needed a steering damper as it makes the front too twitchy.

[yorkie_chris]

The SV doesn't, I had SRAD750 shock at a couple of inches over stock, SRAD600 forks shorter than stock... and no tankslappers. Odd bit of a wiggle but nothing to need a damper for.

[Viney]

Personaly, my bike has its back jacked up, the girlfirends doesnt. I cant tell the difference at all!

Unless you start chucking lots of money at the bike (Cartridege forks, decent rear shock) i believe that there is no point in it at all.

[yorkie_chris]

Nah you don't have to spend much to get that

Originally Posted by stuballs

steering damper would be a good idea.

The SV doesn't need a steering damper.

[johnnyrod]

20 stone comment - yeah okay smartarse.

I found in stock form mine was hard to keep on a tight line out of a bend, so speeding up the steering does help a lot, plus the better control mid-corner

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by Dangerous Dave

The SV doesn't need a steering damper.

Not even if you jack the back up and dont adjust the front to compensate?

I DO agree with you that as stock an SV doesn't need one - but make the front too twitchy and might a damper not be a good idea?

Mind you I found the SV to steer just fine without the back end changed.

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

Not even if you jack the back up and dont adjust the front to compensate?

You shouldn't consider jacking the back up without looking into upgrading the front forks first, I mentioned this in a previous post.

I have GSXR750SRAD forks, dropped 5mm, and the rear jacked up with shorter linkages with the Ohlins at its maximum length. Never had any issues, even when the 750 forks hadn't been sorted.

Steering dampers mask a poor chassis and suspension set-up, it is not a cure.

[yorkie_chris]

Mine would have a bit of a wiggle, but that was when I had the compression set way too hard at the back. That was with less aggressive geometry than daves (ohlins is a bit longer than the SRAD750 shock when ride height is set at top!)

The little wiggle was nothing to worry about, quite fun actually.

Odd that you could drop the yokes 5mm though, I had to have them flush to avoid the mudguard and radiator making friends at full compression. 750 forks must be a bit longer.

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Odd that you could drop the yokes 5mm though, I had to have them flush to avoid the mudguard and radiator making friends at full compression. 750 forks must be a bit longer.

They still do, well they just touch each other at full compression which I am not to worried about.