Subject: Re: Wirth and Ikon - a review
Author: Greg Field
Date: Mar 3, 2005, 3:45 PM
Post ID: 1718488439
Mine has disc forks, with FAC dampers and longer springs, plus longer
shocks at the back. Ground clearance is good. You can lean
significantly further on such a machine than on a stock Eldo.
Until the FAC dampers broke in, it also made the rear buck. I think it
is actually the frame flexing as a result of the sharper impulses the
suspension feeds into the frame. There's too much else going on at 100
mph for this to be really noticeable, though.
GF
| Something else dawned on me that others more articulate on suspension dymanics can help me with. - The V11 sport pilots will talk about how dialing in more rear height/preload will make their bikes handle quicker or they drop the forks 1/2" higher into the triple trees on the EV's for quicker response. Greg might have accomplished that with the slightly higher than stock rear shocks. I found when I put too heavy of an oil in the forks that the firmer forks ...also made the rear end feel like a buckboard even though I did not touch the rear shocks. Scary thought....race tuning loop suspensions. I'm sure Greg Field, who pilots his at 100mph+ can educate us best on his findings. Later, JU Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Want a laptop? Get an Apple iBook for free! http://click.topica.com/caadeMmb1dfltb6KFeCf/AmazingComputer ------------------------------------------------------------------- |