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Originally Posted by CephasGT
I need to get mine set up... But there haven't been any suspension guys at my last few track days that could help me. Oh well, I'm not really having any problems yet anyway...
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I didn't have any "problems" with mine either, it felt perfectly stable and normal to me. It was a bit jumpy in turns and would fight quite hard when I steered the bike at speeds of 100+, but I figured this was normal cuz the bike had so much forward momentum. Man, was I wrong!
The dealership had set the bike up ridiculously stiff. The tech doing the work at the track said that he outweighed me by a good 50 pounds (I'm about 170) and my bike was set up excessively stiff even for a man of his weight. After he was done, the suspension was much softer and soaked up bumps a million times better. That completely eliminated the jumpy feeling in turns, and all that time I figured I was just giving unintended throttle inputs and making the bike bouncy. It turns very smoothly now. As for the high-speed steering resistance, when he softened up the front end it made the nose far more responsive because the weight could shift around much more easily. Good stuff.
Don't wait for "problems" in your handling. Bottom line is, you could be very fast and smooth even with incorrect suspension settings, it's all a matter of what you're used to and your ability to adapt. I promise you the bike will feel much more nimble and responsive once it's dialed in.
Do yourself a favor, get your suspension dialed in
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