Triumphrat

Brooksie

Anybody have a source for 955i front end upgrades? The front springs are just too soft and have too much dampening (jarring) over small bumps.

toesnose

Heard WP suspension are really good.Local supplier is mhracing.com

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doodledog

just read the instruction book and play with the settings you should be able to make it do what you want, stiffen up the front but backoff the rebound and unless you weigh mucho's amounts it is pretty much adjustable for anything. :-D

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oldyeller

I have heard that Race Tech does good suspension work. They don't have data on Daytonas after the 2001 model year, though, so you would have to send your forks down to them and let them take measurements and then install new valves and springs. I may do that sometime over the winter.

TechmanBD

I used the intructions from sportbike. I think it was for a 02 but still works with my 04.
here is the link. SportBike Suspension settings CLICKY HERE

You might want to try this first. Might as well, doesn't cost anything and doesn't take long. The setting for the front springs are tightened to get rid of the softness.

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mikey

You could try to fix it by increasing the fork oil level.
If it's normally 120mm from the top of your fork I would increase it with 10mm to start with.
Depending on what fork oil you are using it can really mess up your damping.
If the oil is to thick the fork doesn't have a chance to travel down and the up again before the next bump.
Ideally this should be adjustable with the compression and rebound dampening but with oil to thick to travel through the orifices in the valving it won't matter much with the adjustments.
When you set the oil level the fork leg should be fully compressed without spring and the level is meassured from the top edge of the forkleg to the oil level.
I've heard about people using ATF in their forks with good results and it's a lot cheaper than fork oil.
Otherwise I would use 5w-10w grade in the forks or a mix of both grads for 7.5w.
I would try this before spending big bucks on your forks buying stuff from Race-Tech and all the other companies.
Good luck with your frontend let us know how it works out for you.
Mikey

bradtx

Brooksie, Techman and Mikey have good suggestions, explore what you've already have. Do you still have your owner's manual? If so, start at the 'normal' settings. The settings that Techman mentioned aren't much different. Always give any change in settings plenty of mileage before another change.

The suspension, while dated, on the D955is can and will work pretty well with just a bit of patience.

Brad

Brooksie

Thanks for the great info guys. Will give it a go with the stock set up and see if I have enough there. The rear is not bad at all, but the front , as it is set from the factory, is just rough. Not even as smooth as my Bonneville with new springs. Thanks again!!!

triumphtimes

I don't think I'd be messing with the oil level much on a machine that has the power and capabilities of a daytona. Seriously, if you can't adjust it for the road from the settings that are given spend the money for some stiffer springs at first or get a different front end. On older bikes where the front ends are inadequate to begin with tricks to stiffen the action of the forks are sometimes easy to get away with, but I'd sure hate to be into a corner at a good speed and have something go really wrong because of cheap fix. Suspension is to important and critical to mess with without expert advice. I ride my RS year round and notice in the dead of winter when it is cold out the front end does not respond well at all on bumps at certain times, not all the time, but the right bump at the right time has sent me into horrible tank slappers twice. I attribute this to the oil in the forks thickening due to the extreme cold and not being able to allow the forks to do the job it's suppose to. I'm pretty careful in the winter now after two 80 mph severe slappers. I may be wrong, but I'd also hate to hear of someone getting hurt because they messed with their suspension other than the settings provided.

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Brooksie

Great advise. Think I'll tinker with the stock set up for awhile and drive the shocks/springs to 30k miles, then upgrade..