That's a really good question. I'm sure that there is an accepted 'range'.
We've had lots of questions on setting suspension and I don't know if anyone has looked here:
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?board=33.0
Good stuff all around.
OK,
had the c14 since June last year and other than a couple of suspension changes I have just ridden it hard and long. Rode around a very heavy front end and hung my ass off the seat to get it to turn.
Anyway, I'm on a ride on the weekend with a race mechanic who is following me through the twisties and comments that I seem to have to work the bike to get it to turn. Tells me I ride extremely well but seem I have to work hard. I tell him I have to remember that in the real tight bits its a "battleship" and it is as it is.
We go off for a drink and while me and the other guy are at the bar he visits the bike and resets the front, tells me, if its **** just stop and I'll put it back to where it was. So I head off and WOW, no more heavy front end and no more hard work. When we stop I thank him and he said, well there is 3 of us here so why not do the sag here and now. Out comes his little tap measure and he sets the front and rear and I take off again on what feels like a new bike, UFB, it feels like I am riding my Triumph ST, smooth and fast through the corners and no more hard work.
And here I was jsut riding around the issues thinking "it is what it is " when in actual fact it is MORE than it is when set up right.
Now just have to let go on those bad habits I developed riding it with a poor setup
Oh it good to be happy
Cheers
Poddy
Do you know where he set it at? Would you mind sharing the settings?I wrote a full explenation about setting sags on here, not sure where it is now though
Problem with the Suspension setting thread is that there is no discussion on where to set the sag?\
I wrote a full explenation about setting sags on here, not sure where it is now thoughhttp://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=7802.msg93975#msg93975
Kiwi,
when you published your explanation I immediately printed it out, went home and... still have that sheet on my desk. I haven't had the time and weather to get around to do it
Big trip coming, I should better get started with those tweaks...