Need some suspension help

[tye1138]

Originally Posted by JeffKoch

I have a long swingarm and 16.5" rear, the number should be ballpark right.

Yea, its probably pretty darn close. Did you have the corse rear link as well?

Originally Posted by JeffKoch

The number I quoted was from the top painted lip of the steering tube to the center of the front axle with the wheel off and the forks fully extended. That's what the Corse guys said for a 996, but with my 27 mm clamps and 120/80 front tire I can't go this low, so I set it as low as possible without scraping the fairings (much, there's light contact on the chin fairing, as long as it doesn't cause wheel hop then you're o.k.).

Top of the painted lip of the steering tube? I'm confused on that because the steering tube is blocked by the triples.

[JeffKoch]

Originally Posted by tye1138

Yea, its probably pretty darn close. Did you have the corse rear link as well?

Yes, much flatter rate than stock.

Originally Posted by tye1138

Top of the painted lip of the steering tube? I'm confused on that because the steering tube is blocked by the triples.

But you can see it and hook a tape measure on it. The reason you measure this way is because the number is then independent of everything else like triple clamp setup, fork length, slider length, etc.

[tye1138]

Originally Posted by JeffKoch

But you can see it and hook a tape measure on it. The reason you measure this way is because the number is then independent of everything else like triple clamp setup, fork length, slider length, etc.

Yep, that sounds like the correct way of doing it.

Thanks for the tip, I'll start measuring it that way from now on.

[G8RDuc]

Update to Tye's testing of his suspension....

[tye1138]

Originally Posted by G8RDuc

Update to Tye's testing of his suspension....

Actually funny enough, I was so much quicker with my changed suspension settings, I could do things that weren't possible last time out.

Sunday is another race day, so I'll fill everyone in on how the bike performed. After sunday, its coming apart and the shock is going to be sent in for re-building and the forks are going to get new oil. Both of those things should resolve many of my other issues. I've got a 3 week respite from riding, June is a pretty empty month for me.