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Originally Posted by VTWINtoxicated
As an owner of an RC, you know for yourself that the suspension can handle your weight. I'm 210 and it handled mine just fine - until I started trying to get my lap times under 1:30, it then became apparent that the suspension was too weak.
If your riding the bike on the streets, it's fine. Sport rider had all the numbers for the RC in an article a few years back and I used those for the street, no problems, made the bike feel better. But, until I replaced everything, I had no idea how incapable the stock suspension is for the track.
I'm agreeing with you hear, the suspension is fine on the street for any size rider. If you go to the track and depend on the stock suspension and push too hard, you will have problems - I've seen it happen.
Simply put, I would not tell someone how to set up the suspension on the RC without also mentioning it's limitations.
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To be honest, no - the stock RC suspension has always been underwhelming on the street. Yes, it can "handle" my weight - but it can't "manage" my weight. Hard, stiff, even at its softest settings and w/o a good range of adjustment. Stiff does NOT equal fast.
Don't get me wrong, it's not a piece of utter shit like say the TL1000R's stock crap but still a bit disappointing compared to what you get in most of the other 1000's.
As I mentioned, I had an ex-AMA pro-am guy set it up for me just to find something optimally passable street and track setting.
It was his first time working on an RC an he said he was surprised to find the lack of suspension compliancy.
Then he proceeded to try to sell me some Elka stuff for $1,000
