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Thanks for all the help guys. Might have a play 2nite to see how we feel.
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Sorry for bringing my own thread back to life, but looking at the bike yesterday before it went off to get fixed with the airbox problem, the supspension is already on top setting. I've been riding it for 8 months with my suspension too hard. Could this be the answer to my leaning and cornering problems? Also riding like this for 8 months may it have affected the suspension itself?
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You were looking at pre-load, not stiffness. I'd argue that pre-load, by the very nature of what it does, will affect stiffness a little but it's arguable as to whether it's a noticable amount.
Pre-load will denote the bikes overall geometry though, which will affect how the bike turns into a corner, and the stability in the corner should you hit any bumps etc. |
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For the 'N'th time: Preload only changes your position in the suspension's available travel under any given load. Raising the rear preload of the suspension of a modern motorbike with a rising rate suspension system will actually reduce the apparent spring rate as, for any given load, the suspension will be further extended and thus the linkage in a lower section of the rate curve.
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