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Upgrade Done
Yesterday I had the Daytona shock fitted and professionally set up. The difference is amazing.
As the Daytona shock is a bit longer, the set up guy said it would raise the rear by 35-40mm and sharpen the steering too much. So we changed the top linkage bracket for shorter one to retain the same ride height.
Then they switched the front springs & oil. The new springs are 4mm longer, a bit stiffer & more progressive.
After the static sag was set I set off for a test ride on the local twisties. 1st ride out & the front was fantastic. It tracked perfectly, holding its line every time, no matter how hard I tried I couldn't get the front to dive or bottom out (unlike last week !). There was tons of feedback from the rear but it was too harsh on poor surfaces. It was too much of a track setting - the corners didn't make sense unless I turned in much later than usual.
We then backed off preload and inreased the rebound & the 2nd time out the ride was not as harsh but there was slightly less grip from the rear, which a couple of times wandered very, very slightly when I was pushing it.
The final adjustment was to set it between the first two settings we had tried. Immediately the improvement was noticeable - it was all very neutral & the steering inputs did exactly what I expected them to. The only less than perfect thing was that the rate of turn in bends under 35mph was a bit on the sharp side. Over that speed it was perfect. Corner entry was spot on every time.
We kept these settings as I was very happy with it overall & I was also reminded that "you've got the wrong shock in there " (!!) and that to start dialling out issues like that we were looking at work like revalving, rebuilding internals, etc.
For the difference a £200 set up made (including the springs and bracket) I was more than happy. The shock was only £50 off eBay, so all in all this is so far the best money I have spent on my Streety.
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