Grip! - how much?

[johnnyrod]

Yeah the front in stock form is too soft on the springs and also underdamped, which makes it feel vague expecially on the gas. Cranking up the rear might help but it'll also make the front feel even softer. Better to stiffen the front, balance it out properly than make it even more unbalanced.

i found just a thicker fork oil did wonders but the springs seem fine to me, i suppose Suzuki was going for comfort as its not a race bike but a sports tourer

Originally Posted by SmudgeK3

on some tyres you wont get rid of the chicken strips on an SV

Yep - corsa III's for example. been through 2 sets on track and still left with a 6mm strip. Same bike using power 2cts and virtually no hoops at all.

Originally Posted by graemepaterson

Because of my weight 13.6st Mine is on the maximum setting front and rear, felt amazingly different, doesn’t make playing about on particularly bumpy roads much fun though unless your concentrating 120%.

Graeme,

I'm surprised at this because in full leathers I weight just over 20 stone and on my curvy, I'm nowhere near the top of the preload at the rear.

I've converted to Maxton 0.95 springs up front with 15 weight oil and 12mm of preload and they are excellent. But at the rear I'm 4 clicks off maximum on the rear and it suits the front perfectly. If I jack it up any more without a pillion it puts the weight back on the front and upsets the forks.

This is why I was having problems keeping up with the guy on the BMW in the wet in my post on the first page of this thread. the back was skipping out on small bumps in the wet. I'd left the rear set up for a light pillion from the day before (three clicks up, one off max) and it was terrible.

This would be a good set up for the track though. Round here it's all country roads that are usually quite bumpy so anything firmer that 4 clicks off on the rear and the bike's all over the place.

I ride quite hard and I'm very hard on the brakes. The back doesn't quirm at all coming out of a bend under power until I take two clicks off the back. (7 from top)

I presume that the springs for the Pointy must be quite different to the curvy because if you're on max at 13 stones, I'd not be able to ride a Pointy!

Cheers,
Carl

[johnnyrod]

Yep agree with Carl, excessive preload will make the back very springy and reduce damping (because of the linkage), not the way to go. The adjustment on the back shock is pretty crude, it does go from okay to hard in a click or two.