The great thing with the bike is the brake meter on the dash. If you are using all of the travel and the brake meter is moving much then you have an issue. Conversely, if the meter shows you are properly braking hard (like 8/9 ms2) and you aren't using all your travel then there is room to play...
What struck me was the comment at the start of the video about the BMW. Neevesy essentially says the bike is the best mix. It's a monster on track and with all the refinements its fantastic on the road. Surely this test should be about the best bike all round? I like how Motorcycle.com???? do it...
Your welcome mate. Hopefully it can help out, although like Ryan says, setup can be quite personal. I tend to prefer carrying a higher corner entry speed but it seems the bike as stock is more point and shoot.
HI all. So the HP4 cartridge has been installed along with new fork oil. The bike has only done 3750 miles and the fork oil was quite dirty. Setting Sag witj 5 turns of preload set me at 42mm with the bike at 30mm. From a "traditional" point of view, much better numbers.
So I set out for a test...
The fork cartridge has arrived. Should be installing it tonight/tomorrow and will be out tomorrow afternoon and Sunday. I'll pop another update on here with the outcome.
Perfect. Just to clarify, you mentioned preload issues for the front. For me to hit a traditional sag number I need around 6-8 turns of preload on the front. My zip tie shoes I am using a all but 20mm (I've not softened compression at this point) of travel. To get to BMWS recommended setting of...
Glad you found an improvement Toan. I'd like to try the dunlops in the future as from what I understand they grip like mad and have pretty good longevity. Win win
I thought that the 9.5 may be a touch soft but the thinking is that the altering nature of the damping in the DDC allows the suspension to better control how it dives.
Update for y'all. I have been speaking to a few suspension specialists about the handling issues I've experienced and what is best to resolve them. They have all pointed at the front end being far too stiff for me. The 2015 DDC forks carry a 9.5 in the left leg and an 11.0 in the right leg...