Kostarika Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Hello I just purchased a 2003 V11 LeMans and want to set it up correctly during the winter. I am 6'3" and will be looking to get MotraTech forward controls. Looking to hear from riders how they have set up their bikes. Thank you Kosta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 What will become even more important than the controls will be matching the fork and shock springs to your weight. Even at an (extra-fluffy) five-eightish-nine, my Sport's springs were dialed in for some welter-weight Italian test rider in race leathers. "Set your sag." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom M Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 I'm about 230lbs plus riding gear. To get the sag right on my bike I went to 1.05 kg/mm springs with different preload spacers up front, and kept the 10 N/mm spring on my Ohlins shock in back and dialed the preload almost all the way up. My stock fork springs were about .85kg/mm. I'm not sure what the stock rear shock was but I believe it was softer than 10 N/mm. The sag targets that I started with are below. Once I got the sag in the ballpark I changed to 5wt fork oil and tuned the oil height and damper settings. I'm happy with the results. FRONT Unladen sag = 20mm (.79") Laden sag = 36mm (1.42") REAR unladen 5-10mm (.2 - .4")laden 30-40mm (1.18 - 1.57") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docc Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Hello I just purchased a 2003 V11 LeMans and want to set it up correctly during the winter. I am 6'3" and will be looking to get MotraTech forward controls. Looking to hear from riders how they have set up their bikes. Thank you Kosta After effectively hijacking your thread right from the start, I went looking for some links to original question: Footpeg relocation in FAQ by Ryland3210 who is, incidentally, MotraTech Forward foot position in Tech Topics started by Ryland and goes 8 pages with a lot of posting from other members. Buell Lightning Foot Pegs in Tech Topics started by edge Motobits vs. Motratech is an older thread brought back by hoosier just a few months back. Hopefully, some other members will chime in with their experiences! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostarika Posted November 20, 2013 Author Share Posted November 20, 2013 Thank you Docc and Tom M Always learning new stuff about my bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilmitico Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 If you are interested I can give you more details and information about my foot rests and levers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don G Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I have an 2004 Cafe Sport, I installed the Motratech foot rest set up, I found that it takes the pressure off of the knees, I am six foot two with 33 inch inseam. I dont really like the feeling of the foot placement, I think that the factory position was better feeling for me other than the knee cramping. Perhaps it will take a while to get used to the feet being further forward. DonG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostarika Posted December 1, 2013 Author Share Posted December 1, 2013 Thank you for the responses. ilmitico- the footpegs location look higher than the stock units. It seems like the set up is more sport oriented. How Tall are you? Don G - Thanks for the honest review. Best thing to do is ride it the way its set up from the factory for awhile in the spring and get a feel for it. Kosta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraeV11 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 This is my fit to the V11. Have fun here . . . http://cycle-ergo.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostarika Posted December 3, 2013 Author Share Posted December 3, 2013 Graev11 Thanks Man Thats a cool site So this is ORIGINAL and this is the Motratech Cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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