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Old 11-05-14, 08:02
66T 66T is offline
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Fork height effect

Hi all. Forgive me if this has already been covered ad infinitum; but the other day I finally got sick of my bike understeering in tight corners.

I have an Ohlins shock set up correctly re ride height, so the rear isn't sacking, nor is the bike heavily loaded (cough...) most of the time.

All I did was slip the fork tubes through the clamps by about 10mm, with the result that the steering improved everywhere. Admittedly I haven't tried going any faster than 120km/h GPS (on my secret private road, naturally), so I don't know what it's like at high speed or with luggage yet.

I might try a few more mm one day, taking care that the front guard doesn't hit the tow loop under full compression, but it's pretty good now as it is. Should have done it ages ago.

Last edited by 66T; 11-05-14 at 08:11.