Raptor Chapter

I hate the new bars so are going back to the old ones.

I have set the spring on the shock to its softest position, but i was getting thrown out of the saddle over bumps, it was way too hard. I had left the combined damping/rebound on the setting it came with, about halfway, so i wonder if the geometry of the triangles and the new shock is not compatible??

have reverted back to the original trianges, and reduced the rebound/compression

Finally any idea what the speedo will read flat out in top gear?

andybaggies wrote: ↑3 years ago

I hate the new bars so are going back to the old ones.

What bars did you fit? I used Renthal Superbike Ultra low and found them fine & dandy.

I tried both the low ones i have gone back to some non renthal ultra lows, they have less pullback, but only just clar the tank.

I have set the spring on the shock to its softest position, but i was getting thrown out of the saddle over bumps, it was way too hard. I had left the combined damping/rebound on the setting it came with, about halfway, so i wonder if the geometry of the triangles and the new shock is not compatible??

On a point of pedantry you cannot change a springs rate... if it's too hard it will always be too hard. What you can do is change the preload which effectively changes the point at which the spring begins to move/work.

No Pedantry required, i understand, and i am not sure the spring rate is too much, as bigger whoop type bumps are fine its the sharp ones, i have let off the the what i assume is the combined compression/rebound damping, to no avail

The damping can certainly make things feel 'harder' and will err... damp out the springs movement quickly or slowly. When on the side stand if you push the seat down firmly watch to see how it returns back to it's rest position. What you're looking for is a controlled "ease" back to it's rest position. If the shock is OK then you should see a difference when changing the damping.

This is why I have never changed the triangles because there's no real way of knowing how it changes the action on the shock. I'm thinking it must change both the speed of movement and ratio wrt to the rear wheel. I have looked online for some calculation on how this might work but haven't seen anything.

have reverted back to the original trianges, and reduced the rebound/compression

This sounds sensible to me.... however try to change only one thing at a time. It does sound like damping.

So out at the weekend and the problem if worse. The rear shock shows no improvement even with orignal triangles and now I have lost all the ride height gains. With the front riding higher becasue of the preloading it has lost its lovely steering. I have seen lots of people recommending the Falco shock, but it does not suit me. I am going back to the original shock and raised triangles then see what the front feels like.

Finally any idea what the speedo will read flat out in top gear?

Well.... on a private downhill stretch of road I have seen 140.

On my private stretch of road 141 almost at redline, the gearing is great from 40mph on the open road you can almost get away with sixth all the time!