guzzler

G'day mate Yep it is in millimetres... Sorry was going from memory 0.6 or 0.7mm but did check my receipts before confirming it was set to 0.7mm.... As mentioned, mine was at 1.4 mm and way out of spec but I also had a few other issues at the time. That bloody stumble/splutter used to shit me in the early days and damn glad to see the arse end of it! Cheers

Still deciding what to do mate... I agree though as I would try it with 5mm shock extension and forks as is first. I'm sorta thinking this might be the way to go... Cheers

That's good to know mate. I'll need to replace mine soon too, as currently at 4.2mm thickness. Cheers

I just heard back from Hyperpro Australia. They can lengthen the shock by 5mm for me for $300 plus postage to/from Sth Australia. Turnaround is 3 x days.. I wonder if this might be the best solution to put some more weight on the front as the shock still feels good as supplied with 10mm preload. To the others who have the Ohlins shock which is 5mm longer than standard....how do you find this? Did it weight the front any more? If I did this, would you do anything with the forks ie put them back flush or leave as is at 8mm up thru triples?? Cheers Guzzler

Fella's. I just checked back through my records... My Phase sensor was at 1.4 mm (way out) and reduced to 0.7 mm back in 2011. From memory the gap should be 0.6 or 0.7! I also had a crap standard timing chain tensioner replaced at the time which probably contributed to my issues.. but make sure the Phase sensor has correct gap as above. Cheers

Guy's It's important to get the right gap for the Timing sensor as well. I did have mine adjusted with correct spacers early in the caper when she was doing what your bikes are doing.Several other things were replaced at same time so can't pinpoint this as sole issue but do remember others having these issues with it when trying to diagnose my problems. Too little or too much gap will cause running issues! There is info on it on here but will dig it out for you if needed... Cheers

Yeah mate Exercise is the key isn't it. I don't work anywhere near as physically as I did when younger plus add in a wife who loves to cook (and damn good at it too!) then Covid and working from home et voila... No way I'd ever smoke again so that's outa the question! Then again it being winter here, I'm back to my lumberjack impersonations so maybe sawing the wood instead of the chainsaw? Nah that ain't gunna happen! Weight's holding steady so will keep an eye on it before any drastic measures are called for..... Cheers

Mate It gets harder to lose weight the older you get.... I'm also kinda fond o my pies and wine.....! Ha ha Cheers Guzzler

Thanks mate. Always appreciate your input on this issue! As mentioned earlier, I''m a bit heavier these days by the tune of 10 or so kilo's and my main intention here is to lessen the rearward bias of this increased weight by increasing preload slightly. Don't get me wrong the bike still handles bloody well and is stable but I really did like that added weight/feel on the front.I already have the forks up thru triples by 8mm and didn't really want to increase that as it does lessen trail so thought by stopping the bike sagging ( slightly ) under my new lardy physique it might keep the weight forward slightly? I guess the best solution would be to change out the spring (it's a progressive one too by the way) next time shock is serviced but this will be a ways away. Cheers Guzzler Ps the backpack does contribute to this as well and I might try without it. Pps All this is really FINE tuning the handling but if it makes it even better then it's been worthwhile eh.

Thanks mate. I haven't had any deflection issues since I did Guzzimoto's Compression leg fix and run Comp at 4clicks from full soft with tyre at 35 psi. Cheers

A lovely dose of understatement Mick.... Cheers Ps he's bloody right about the bullshit rules of Moto GP and F 1 too...unwatchable!

A great idea Mick.... I'll have a glass or two tomorrow after work and try and get my head round it,maybe even a pie or two to add more ballast! Cheers

Ha ha, mate it was pies and red wine that contributed to the weight gain of 10 kilos and got me here! Well, that and stopping smoking. Cheers

G'day folk's. I've gradually gotten my 01 greenie's suspension sorted over the last year or so and am pretty happy with it! However, a few months ago the planets aligned and me and a couple of mates got away for a long weekend and instead of my round town backpack ( about 5 kg's worth ) I dug out the tankbag and after new tyres we headed off.Bloody hell the weight of the tankbag ( 10kg's ish?) really helped to further plant the front tyre and it was great and I loved the way she felt! A bit of background at this stage, about 10 years ago I replaced the standard Sachs with a Hyperpro 460 shock which came set up for me at 77-80 kilos weight with 10mm preload and it's never been adjusted although I now weigh 87/88 kilos!My riding gear would push it to 95 ish....although it's the same riding gear but don't know/can't remember if that was factored in way back then? I've raised the forks 8mm through the triples some time ago to weight the front a bit more and this has been pretty good but it dawned on me that maybe I should address the extra weight over the back... I know I should probably change the spring for a stiffer one but thought in the meantime by adding another 4mm of preload to the shock it would stiffen up the rear a bit more to compensate for the weight and possibly add a wee bit more weight to the front end and also get back a little of the trail I sacrificed by raising the forks. Any thoughts appreciated... Cheers Guzzler Ps I don't want her to steer any quicker than she does or bugger up the handling as it is but really just hoping to get that weighed front feel again....

Maybe we're just young at heart......?