Horse wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 9:35 am
If you're worried about leaving them on, could you power them via a relay with that switched from a line which is worked by the ignition switch?
My bike to bike radio was (albeit low draw) taken off the rear brake light wire (so switched). A mate fitted a louder horn, the standard horn switched the relay, which powered the horn from the battery.
I think it would have cleaned up really well and easily.
Yeahbut those are quite thick and you are glove fussy....
I know a couple of people who use heated gloves, they say they are much better than grips as they heat the back of the hand not just the palm. But they are £££'s
So i'm pretty sure i know where i'm heading with this, but if anyone in an XSR/MT09 or even just knowledge of the world of suspension has thoughts, i'm all ears.the honest answer is the weakness of most forks is the damping which is what the piston kit cures if we take this as a complete package ie springs and piston kit and we say that overall that feels 100% better the springs are about 20-25% of that, the rest is down to the improvement in the damping
) I do trust him, however it's more 'me' that i don't trust. In the context of 'would i actually even notice' or if i do notice, would it be a discernable benefit in any way. I guess it comes down to Portimao as much as anything, would i go better/quicker/easier ? I don't really know. If not, then is there any real reason to bother.
The way I approach things like this is..I ask myself what I dislike,then take advice from those who know how to get me where I want to go. If the forks feel fine to me,then they are fine!weeksy wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 1:42 pm
I do trust him, however it's more 'me' that i don't trust. In the context of 'would i actually even notice' or if i do notice, would it be a discernable benefit in any way. I guess it comes down to Portimao as much as anything, would i go better/quicker/easier ? I don't really know. If not, then is there any real reason to bother.
ME neither, in a context of motorcycles. I can tune and dial in a front and rear end of a MTB all day. I've played with settings lots on mine and with the benefits at times of a 'Shockwiz' which is like having your own personal Colin attached to your bike, i've learned how to feel what it's doing, why it's doing it and whether i like it more or less than previously. I can now get a bike to 95% of where both me and the Shockwiz say is correct, just by bouncing on it in the car-park/garage. Everyone who's bike i've twiddled now says it's improved afterwards with my settings. But on a motorbike, indeed on this particular motorbike too, it's all a mystery to me.
Yeah pretty much, but it's winter and he's there and i'm here so that's not an option. I think some forks are considerably better/worse as a start point anyhow. The XSR/MT09 seems to be at the more basic end of things. But then again, i'm more at the basic end of skills too
If you can do that on a MTB,then you can do it for a motorcycle,I can't see how it's a mystery. It's just being honest with yourself.weeksy wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 1:48 pm
ME neither, in a context of motorcycles. I can tune and dial in a front and rear end of a MTB all day. I've played with settings lots on mine and with the benefits at times of a 'Shockwiz' which is like having your own personal Colin attached to your bike, i've learned how to feel what it's doing, why it's doing it and whether i like it more or less than previously. I can now get a bike to 95% of where both me and the Shockwiz say is correct, just by bouncing on it in the car-park/garage. Everyone who's bike i've twiddled now says it's improved afterwards with my settings. But on a motorbike, indeed on this particular motorbike too, it's all a mystery to me.
Fork dive... does it have it... well people say it does, lots of them on the internet.... But do i notice it... Not so much.
This GSXR is capable of winning races as standard. But it needs setting up properly.weeksy wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 1:57 pmYeah pretty much, but it's winter and he's there and i'm here so that's not an option. I think some forks are considerably better/worse as a start point anyhow. The XSR/MT09 seems to be at the more basic end of things. But then again, i'm more at the basic end of skills too
I've tried fella, more than once. I suprised myself this year when i fitted the Nitron shock the first time that i noticed
weeksy wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:59 pm Been giving this some thought today and weighing up some options.
Before i go out and get a box i've been reading bit from earlier in the thread of Trickys and G.Ps thoughts on the bike regarding 'fork dive' and while i don't recall having an issue myself, i've never been known for 'feel' on a motorbike, certainly not in the same way i have with a MTB that's for sure.
There's a number of options.
1. Fork oil, replace some/all with heavier weight oil
2. Springs + oil
3. Ktech SSK piston kit.
So i had a chat with Colin at 100% suspension. I've known him for many many years and he knows his stuff.So i'm pretty sure i know where i'm heading with this, but if anyone in an XSR/MT09 or even just knowledge of the world of suspension has thoughts, i'm all ears.the honest answer is the weakness of most forks is the damping which is what the piston kit cures if we take this as a complete package ie springs and piston kit and we say that overall that feels 100% better the springs are about 20-25% of that, the rest is down to the improvement in the damping
weeksy wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 1:42 pm I do trust him, however it's more 'me' that i don't trust. In the context of 'would i actually even notice' or if i do notice, would it be a discernable benefit in any way. I guess it comes down to Portimao as much as anything, would i go better/quicker/easier ? I don't really know. If not, then is there any real reason to bother.
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