was up early this morning for some reason, so thought i'd make the effort to check and possibly set the sag on the mille.
from what i have read and watched on youtube, the going rate for a road bike is 35mm of sag.
now i'm no lightweight at 16st (i hide it well, :roll) i have found that the rear has 48mm of sag and the front has only 25mm.
so i set to with the spanners
with the front pre-load wound right off, i can still only get the sag to 28mm, the sticktion on the stancion is 9mm which is sort of average i guess for its age.
with the rear i need to remove the shock so i can clean and grease the threads as the locknut wont budge more than half a turn or so, it's either right at the bottom or just the threads are full of crap. but even with the half a turn i got it to 45mm of sag.
now for a bike with such good road maners, even on odd tyres, i find this strange as it's miles away from the regarded standard road sag settings, as it's far to stiff at the front and too soft at the rear. which confrims my assessment from yesterdays ride. i have to wonder with the correct spring rates to suit my weight these things must be awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!
as for damping and rebound, i have set it to the factory recommended settings as a baseline and see how it feels when we get a decent gap in the weather.
i have also put a ty-rap on the front fork to assess how much travel i'm using with my usual riding style.
and well done that man Max, aprilia's first WSB win on the RSV4. just a shame i would look like a gorilla riding a bmx on one
issr
Kev
from what i have read and watched on youtube, the going rate for a road bike is 35mm of sag.
now i'm no lightweight at 16st (i hide it well, :roll) i have found that the rear has 48mm of sag and the front has only 25mm.
so i set to with the spanners
with the front pre-load wound right off, i can still only get the sag to 28mm, the sticktion on the stancion is 9mm which is sort of average i guess for its age.
with the rear i need to remove the shock so i can clean and grease the threads as the locknut wont budge more than half a turn or so, it's either right at the bottom or just the threads are full of crap. but even with the half a turn i got it to 45mm of sag.
now for a bike with such good road maners, even on odd tyres, i find this strange as it's miles away from the regarded standard road sag settings, as it's far to stiff at the front and too soft at the rear. which confrims my assessment from yesterdays ride. i have to wonder with the correct spring rates to suit my weight these things must be awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!
as for damping and rebound, i have set it to the factory recommended settings as a baseline and see how it feels when we get a decent gap in the weather.
i have also put a ty-rap on the front fork to assess how much travel i'm using with my usual riding style.
and well done that man Max, aprilia's first WSB win on the RSV4. just a shame i would look like a gorilla riding a bmx on one
issrKev
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