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On 2007-06-29 21:26, abird4 wrote:
I weigh in the 190-195 range (not incl clothes and gear). I ended up using the Triumph recommended settings for 2-up riding and then adding even a little more preload to the forks, along with 15-weight fork oil. This has worked out well enough, to the point where I no longer find myself wanting to spend $1500 to make it "perfect."
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I couldn't have said it better myself.
It's nice to have the shocks firm to keep the bike from bottoming out over the gentle dips while accelerating (when all the weight sits on the rear wheel, and the front is just skipping along).
The ST shock offers a certain amount of travel, why bottle up half of it with a low pre-load setting? The public roads aren't smooth enough to run a short travel shock. But a smooth racetrack...yes.
As far as balancing F&R preload, I sit on the bike with the kickstand up, bounce in the seat and ensure the bike remains level as the F&R shocks compress.
Ricster, if you find the high preload setting too firm, check the rebound adjustment (if you can find it, I think it's opposite of where the manual says it is). You can soften that up and maybe get a nice plush ride that way, even with high preload.
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[ This message was edited by: airrider03 on 2007-07-01 06:15 ]
