Joined Oct 2010
3K Posts | 1+
Fook knows
Joined Feb 2009
3K Posts | 0+
The Frozen ******* Wasteland!
Just one of the "fat *****" (20 stone and 195cm) weighing in on the subject. I've ridden the stock shock for 40K km. I've ridden a Tuono with an upgraded shock and I have to say that it is one mod that is going to be completed before the spring riding commences. World of difference. The stock shock just could not be set up to fend of my avoir du pois... Going to get fancy springs and the like for the inside of me forks as well. And all this cuz I like to ride briskly, with an occasional foray onto the track. CF is more for for the individual riders taste. Or, if you have poor taste and want tae look chavtastic, you can go for gold rad guards... Just sayin'
And boys, Mr Whiskers was correct in pointing out that opinions were asked for. (Ya were just a leeeetle pompous aboot it tho, whisky lad...)
And now, back to your usual programming.
And boys, Mr Whiskers was correct in pointing out that opinions were asked for. (Ya were just a leeeetle pompous aboot it tho, whisky lad...)
And now, back to your usual programming.
Joined Oct 2010
2K Posts | 20+
The Fens.
I stand by what I said in post #3.
Its true to say it does make a differance how you ride to how the rear shock feels.For the first 1000 miles on my T it felt fine,......but I was running the bike in.As the miles racked up and the speeds got higher,I realised how poor the shock was.
Symptoms were;
Bike squatting on exit of medium/slow bends.
Bike wallowing badly on faster bends trying to understeer and run wide.
Fast flip-flop chicanes were a disaster as the poor shock got confused what it was supposed to do,....ie go up or down!Felt like the bike had square wheels!:eek
NB,most of my riding is/was on bumpy back roads,..oh and I'm 6ft 1in,13 stone.
The Ohlins really did transform my bike.Smooth controlled damping that gives you heaps of confidence.
Lost a bit of weight recently and now weigh 11 stone,(the cancer treatment diet!),so mebbe I'd better refit the Sach,.....
........mebbe not!:lol
Just my 2p worth folks!
Its true to say it does make a differance how you ride to how the rear shock feels.For the first 1000 miles on my T it felt fine,......but I was running the bike in.As the miles racked up and the speeds got higher,I realised how poor the shock was.
Symptoms were;
Bike squatting on exit of medium/slow bends.
Bike wallowing badly on faster bends trying to understeer and run wide.
Fast flip-flop chicanes were a disaster as the poor shock got confused what it was supposed to do,....ie go up or down!Felt like the bike had square wheels!:eek
NB,most of my riding is/was on bumpy back roads,..oh and I'm 6ft 1in,13 stone.
The Ohlins really did transform my bike.Smooth controlled damping that gives you heaps of confidence.
Lost a bit of weight recently and now weigh 11 stone,(the cancer treatment diet!),so mebbe I'd better refit the Sach,.....
........mebbe not!:lol
Just my 2p worth folks!
Joined Feb 2011
213 Posts | 0+
Oxford
Reading it back through it did sound a little pompous. It was meant to be humerous but I wrote it under the influence of maybe one too many bottles of ale?! Monday through Sunday evenings are my favorite drinking times. hic*
I'll proof read next time, now has anyone seen my bottle opener?
Oh and on the gold frame debate that keeps cropping up, too jazzy for me but each to their own. Thank you and goodnight.
Joined Feb 2011
213 Posts | 0+
Oxford
I'm not joining you in the "special club"! If we're out together with matching jazzy frames people will start talking! Now when you've finished with your Kylie Minogue tribute night on Saturday are coming to the pub and acting as manly as possible, drinking ale, beating of the chests etc etc??
