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Blake
| Posted on Saturday, September 05, 2009 - 07:25 pm: |
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Avc, It sounds to me like you may have mis-adjusted the damping, possibly going from full out instead of full in. I'd suggest you try setting the suspension again being sure your adjustments are correct. I very much concur with Thad's (Amrra12) advice on actually setting your sag with the help of a friend. And I'd also caution everyone that suspension setup for the street is a LOT different than for the race track. There are no speed bumps, or pot-holes on the track. Well most of them. Thad races at one venue that is an exception to that. I sure hope that when you ride on the street that you aren't charging the apex hard leaned over and hard on the front brake! |
Avc8130
| Posted on Saturday, September 05, 2009 - 07:53 pm: |
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Blake, I will check, but I am pretty sure I turned all adjusters in fully until lightly seated and then backed out following the instructions in the owners manual (print) that came with my EARLY 08. ac |
Amrra12
| Posted on Saturday, September 05, 2009 - 11:16 pm: |
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And just to make it clear I was in no way trying to embarrass you clarkjw, I would have PMed you about your errors in suspension setup {but no pm’s on this board as I can tell} and I’m sorry you felt it was necessary to attack me! And as far as my racing ability… well, I’m good enough to ride a bike that was handed to me from people who think I’m fast enough, BUT Hey! if you want to send me YOUR info I will pass it on to them and they may want to pass you the keys to a race bike? As you said you can beat me …so you must be faster then me…you said so... I’m not a trash talker, but I have stuffed many trash talker into turn one! (Message edited by AMRRA#12 on September 06, 2009) |
Blake
| Posted on Saturday, September 05, 2009 - 11:23 pm: |
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You won the championship this year, right Thad? The PM link is at the bottom of a person's user profile page. Get there by clicking on their username in the left hand column. |
Amrra12
| Posted on Saturday, September 05, 2009 - 11:23 pm: |
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AV" I think we need more info on what kind of riding your doing, and what level of rider you are? and a pic of the tread on you tire, this will tell allot about your setup, funny setups tend to cause weird wear patters in tread and on tires! the way a tire looks can tell A TON about what the bike is doing! |
Amrra12
| Posted on Saturday, September 05, 2009 - 11:28 pm: |
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Blake, I did in my class I also used to be team mates with Ben Thompson you may know him from Texas he also races in AMA good friend of mine! I hope I was not being an ass when I 1st replied to clark's post I just thought it was bad info and would not want to see people get hurt over a poorly set up bike! and thank you for the pm info! (Message edited by AMRRA#12 on September 05, 2009) |
Blake
| Posted on Saturday, September 05, 2009 - 11:49 pm: |
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You responded with adequate restraint. It's Clark who owes folks and apology. The nonsense he originally posted is so wrong it's frightening. |
Avc8130
| Posted on Sunday, September 06, 2009 - 07:37 am: |
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Amrra, I am a street rider. I do track days, but not on this bike. I ride in the middle/faster portion of the Novice group (only done a few days). Do you just need an overall picture of both front and rear? I can snap them today, I will have the camera out at the AMA races anyways. Thank you VERY MUCH for your help! ac |
Amrra12
| Posted on Sunday, September 06, 2009 - 12:19 pm: |
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yes just a close up of the rear! |
Avc8130
| Posted on Monday, September 07, 2009 - 03:34 pm: |
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How's this?
FWIW, I just ripped the wheels off the bike and re-balanced the tires/torqued everything per the manual. I figured this would be a good idea to start with. ac |
Amrra12
| Posted on Monday, September 07, 2009 - 04:06 pm: |
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Tire looks good nothing strange going on! |
Avc8130
| Posted on Monday, September 07, 2009 - 05:16 pm: |
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Amrra, I am going to check sag once I can find 2 other people in the same place with a tape measure! ac |
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