racebike fork height?
Roger Gonzalez
rg-sv650 at v0.net
Thu Jul 3 12:46:03 PDT 2008
Yep, stock triple clamps for the naked. And yes, I have the Penske rear
- can't imagine riding without it. :-)
I'll give 10mm a try this weekend.
Thanks,
-rg
Steve Robertson wrote:
> 10mm may be a relatively big change from where you are currently at
> but many racers run that and more. Nothing wrong with going 5mm at
> a time to let yourself adjust, but the number he suggested isn't radical at
> all. Are you running your stock triple clamps or some off of a "S"? If you
> are running stockers you also have more trail than an "S" to start with so
> 10mm would be fine. You may end up going even more. At 210lbs I hope
> you have an aftermarket shock (or plan to get one!)
>
> Steve
>
>
>> I have the racetech front end in my 2003 650N and I'm installing
>> .95kg/mm springs today. (was at .90 - I'm 210# w/o gear) I've been
>> running with the caps level with the top of the bracket (I think that
>> is the stock position?) but a suspension guy I talked to recommended
>> 10mm of tube above the triple. That seems like a pretty big change to
>> me; I might just try 5mm and see how it feels. Thoughts?
>>
>> Not looking forward to roasting at Thunderhill this weekend,
>>
>> -rg
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