Suspension set up

[Orange Robbie]

O.K. I know lot's and lot's of posts on this particular topic, and I don't mean the choc bar.

Me mate, jammy bugger that he is, has had his suspension set up by Maxtons, for nothing, Yam Thunderace, N plate. Now I.M.H.O. this guy can ride quick, even on roads he don't know.

But to cut to the crux of the post, the front end is as soft as the proverbial, which to me seems to contridict all current thinking. He tells me it was running a bit wide on bends on the previous set up, can't say that was standard, after going on a track day at the circuit in Anglesey.

Now much better, on the next track day, underneath Fireblades on corners, had to adjust riding style on circuit as the rear wheel was lifting under braking, now gives it a fistfull, lets clutch out and brakes, but only when caneing it. My Storm is harder on the suspension than his. Maxton's tell him you need it soft on the front to get more weight transfer to achieve greater grip when powering out of bend. They wound it in to 3 rings down and fully adjusted the rebound in. A previous suspension tweeker had adjusted the rear, and Maxton's said was O.K. but he hadn't adjusted the front correctly.

What say you chappie's out ther in the world of STORMS

[Stormin Ben]

Properly sorted suspension does feel stupid soft.
A mate had an Ohlins shock on the rear of his GSX-R and to bounce on at standstill it felt like an armchair.
But to ride it was fabulous, soaked up everything but with no trace of wallowing. The weight of the bike is controlled by the damping not the spring.

If it was running wide on previous settings it was probably set too hard at the front whereas now its just right and with a more nose-dwon stance it will corner much better


Ben

[Orange Robbie]

Cheers Ben.

I always thought the other way, but just shows how wrong I can be.

Will have to take a trip to a suspension specialist in the new year to get mine sorted.