Minor Winter Project - installing suspension worth 1/3 of the bike - Page 10

Papa_Complex · 06-07-2011, 06:07 AM

I doubt that I'd have saved anything. The forks would likely have cost me more and I would have had to farm out the welding work.

Make sure that you dyno your bike, before and after. It would be good to have some solid numbers to compare.

Rangerscott · 07-10-2011, 02:16 AM

Got everything set up yet?

Papa_Complex · 07-10-2011, 10:21 AM

Yup. The front is an improvement and the rear is a huge improvement.

Rangerscott · 07-10-2011, 03:23 PM

So you got more cushion for your fat ass?

Papa_Complex · 07-10-2011, 04:15 PM

I got a spring that doesn't sage to the swingarm, just because I sit on the bike. That was a good start. The Hyperpro has good damping and the steps of adjustment are clearly noticeable in how they affect the ride.

Not sure how I like these damned stock Roadsmarts though. It's been a long time since I last used a sport-touring tire, and I'm used to more grip. They aren't too bad but they sure aren't the BT090s, that I used on my FZR400.

Rangerscott · 07-10-2011, 04:20 PM

I'm going to stick with soft tires on this bike since it doesn't weigh too much.

Papa_Complex · 07-10-2011, 05:08 PM

It weighs more than a supersport but I got almost 15,000 Kms on a set of BT010s, on a 480 pound Bandit 1200, so I don't see any problem with this bike and soft tires.

What about that PCV?

Rangerscott · 07-10-2011, 07:28 PM

Haven't hooked it up yet.

Papa_Complex · 07-10-2011, 09:16 PM

From the guy who was criticizing the timing of my project

Rangerscott · 07-11-2011, 12:17 AM

Please. If you want to compare mechanic dicks then whip it out big shot.

06-07-2011, 06:07 AM	#1
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	I doubt that I'd have saved anything. The forks would likely have cost me more and I would have had to farm out the welding work. Make sure that you dyno your bike, before and after. It would be good to have some solid numbers to compare. __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

07-10-2011, 10:21 AM	#3
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	Yup. The front is an improvement and the rear is a huge improvement. __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

07-10-2011, 04:15 PM	#5
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	I got a spring that doesn't sage to the swingarm, just because I sit on the bike. That was a good start. The Hyperpro has good damping and the steps of adjustment are clearly noticeable in how they affect the ride. Not sure how I like these damned stock Roadsmarts though. It's been a long time since I last used a sport-touring tire, and I'm used to more grip. They aren't too bad but they sure aren't the BT090s, that I used on my FZR400. __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

07-10-2011, 05:08 PM	#7
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	It weighs more than a supersport but I got almost 15,000 Kms on a set of BT010s, on a 480 pound Bandit 1200, so I don't see any problem with this bike and soft tires. What about that PCV? __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/ Last edited by Papa_Complex; 07-10-2011 at 05:11 PM..

07-10-2011, 09:16 PM	#9
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	From the guy who was criticizing the timing of my project __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

07-10-2011, 02:16 AM	#2
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	Got everything set up yet?

07-10-2011, 03:23 PM	#4
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	So you got more cushion for your fat ass?

07-10-2011, 04:20 PM	#6
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	I'm going to stick with soft tires on this bike since it doesn't weigh too much.

07-10-2011, 07:28 PM	#8
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	Haven't hooked it up yet.

07-11-2011, 12:17 AM	#10
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	Please. If you want to compare mechanic dicks then whip it out big shot.