suspension

Went yesterday to get a quote on how much it'll cost to setup my suspension by the Don himself. £20! YES TWENTY POUNDS. It has transformed my bike, he straight away saw the flaws in my current setup and explained how my bike is currently handling, and he was right! Best £20 I've ever spent...

I'm after some base suspension settings off anybody in the know. or recommendations of somewhere to take bike in yorkshire area. 2000 rsv. my rear shock(sachs) spring is wound fully down giving 116mm spring length. got conflicting info from aprilia manual and a haynes manual as to what standard...

Hi Guys Can anyone help regarding an ideal suspension setup for 12st rider,fast road use only? Also, and I know this subject has probably been done to death but am thinking about changing front sprocket to 15 teeth but keeping rear at the standard 42. Can I retain existing chain and what will...

Are these plates the same for the whole range or did they change from 04 onwards and is there any difference between Mille and Tuono linkage plates. Would a set of plates off an 05 fit a 00?

:dunnoCan someone help please as i`m after the stock settings for the Factory model as the manual only seems to cover the r model, plus what are the recommended tyre pressures for the bike in psi.

Well, I went out to see Gareth at Reactive Suspension today to sort the Tuono out. It had been really unpredictable over bumpy ground and seemed mega soft on the back. He revalved the forks and fitted the brand-new Ohlins shock that I bought on ebay last week. Turns out it was still sagging 10mm...

Alright guys, Griff will be at my place on Thursday this week for service & suspension workshop in the afternoon........can those attending drop me a line so that i can organise meeting you all. Cheers. PS Billy (Buffalo) are you still coming up bud? Are you staying at my place the night too...

After being catapulted out of the seat once too often, can anyone help with some front and rear suspension settings for a 2004 RSV (not factory). Fast road use and I weigh about 70kg... or point to a website that may have the info. many thanks.......

hello all, a few friends of mine were telling me that i should take my 07 rsv 1000 to the local speed shop and have my suspension set up for my height and weight, can i do this myself? does anyone know of a good thread that might break it all down for me? thanks in advance

Hello all, i was told by some friends that i should take my 07 rsv 1000 to the local bike shop and have the suspension set up for my height and weight. does anyone know of a good thread on how i might be able to do this myself? thanks in advance

As griff is over there and im over here i need a bit advice Im gonna do the full suspension setup check ( god help us) and i was wandering what the sag front and rear should be as a ballpark. I have a tendency to ride over a mixture of bumpy and flat roads. The red knob on the rear shock is...

hello to all you groovers! right, were now taking the first steps to booking the servicing on the road and in the workshop, and suspension set up days that i can run for you! If you would like to book your bike forra service be it on the tour (hehe i still cant get over that ) or in...

if i run some more of them workshops early in the new year would anyone be interested??? maybe tie them into the "on tour" dates? if theres enough want it then i'll run em no worries had a couple of requests of late again you see! cheers guys! griff

Evening all!! Some suspension advice needed. I'm nearing the end of the mods on my 2000 RSV (just waiting on new screen arriving-Cheers Dan!, Carbon ears- Cheers Russ!!, and Acculign rearsets- Cheers Cheesy!!! The last thing i NEED is ASV's to finish the cosmetics!!). The bike's handling fine...

Lads What would you recommend for basic set up for suspension. The drive is 80% small winding fun roads with variable speeds (even on Finnish telly we had a program how you lads speed on suburban roads in UK and i am afraid that our election selected decision maker want to do a bench mark). Yes...

Hi Guys I have an '08 Factory with 3000 miles on the clock. can anyone recommend a good suspension setup person/garage/dealer. My bike just feels a little loose and weaves a tad approaching 140. Tyres are super corsas pro and not squared off! Unrelated but worth amention. my clocks are...

I hate riding around London on my bike hence this thread, I really don't fancy trundling all the way up to Southern Cross. My question is: Who in the South East of England knows enough about our beloved machines to get the best out of them on a Dyno? I don't mind travelling 100 miles plus but...

When breaking reasonably hard (mainly front brakes) the back end tends squirm around , that it moves from side to side (not alot but enough to make you pay attention). I think that means its to soft and needs stiffening slightly , can anyone confirm this ?

Has anyone heard anymore on this issue? I changed mine for the uprated plates about 3 months ago, but it all seems to have gone quiet now? As there been any news on the legal case against Aprilia?

Hi you hard riding - rubber burning Aprilia owners!!!! I need your expert advice!:dowhat:dowhat Just bought my RSVR 2007 and want to know what the standard suspension settings are for the OHLINS front and SACHS rear? Cheers The RUBBISH 1.:doug