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Offline VirginiaJim

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Re: Fast corners leave me shaking my head
« Reply #21 on: August 13, 2013, 10:02:30 AM »
I aired both ends up to 42 last night and took a ride, it was dark and I was not fully ATGATT so I took it easy. It felt very different, amost chopper-esque. I could feel how much taller it was in the front. 

I rode it to work and will take a ride tonight through some curves after my workout and report back. I can't believe this didn't fix the problem. Logically it explains it (used to be great and then wasn't, but I changed nothing) and also just going by the major change in feel I noticed last night.
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Re: Fast corners leave me shaking my head
« Reply #22 on: August 13, 2013, 06:35:57 PM »
as for the mid corner head weave : used to have it too . Until I learned to relax on the bike and ride it properly.

Yeah, I should definitely stop sucking as a rider. I'll work on that. Thanks.
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Re: Fast corners leave me shaking my head
« Reply #23 on: August 13, 2013, 08:53:35 PM »
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Fairly new Pirelli Angel GT's on the bike, maybe 3k on them.

In what condition is the front tire?

(I, too, am trying to stop sucking as a rider.)  ;)
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Re: Fast corners leave me shaking my head
« Reply #24 on: August 13, 2013, 09:01:11 PM »
Angel GT, maybe 3k on it.
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Re: Fast corners leave me shaking my head
« Reply #25 on: August 14, 2013, 04:36:45 AM »
as for the mid corner head weave : used to have it too . Until I learned to relax on the bike and ride it properly.

Yeah, I should definitely stop sucking as a rider. I'll work on that. Thanks.

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Re: Fast corners leave me shaking my head
« Reply #26 on: August 14, 2013, 05:23:25 AM »
 :rotflmao:   And I totally missed that.. :'(
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Re: Fast corners leave me shaking my head
« Reply #27 on: August 14, 2013, 05:40:46 AM »
Is there a 50 or 55 in the rear? 
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Re: Fast corners leave me shaking my head
« Reply #28 on: August 14, 2013, 01:15:34 PM »
55. I loved it for a while then suddenly it started weaving. Maybe I started pushing harder because I unlinked the brakes.

Wait, could it be Kipass?
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