Hey everyone,
The suspension was upsetting me a bit so I decided to get a streetbox by Hyperpro. So here is a little write up:
The works:
1. The chrome of the front fork was already damaged due to the OEM seals and a bit of dirt. The chrome had tiny scratches in it. Solution was to put on new seals which were 20euro each (not OEM) and Neoprene fork protectors
2. The OEM seals were also not 'smooth' but a bit snatchy this translated into a more shocky feel when breaking or going over bumps
3. He lowered the front end a tad but I think I am going to adjust this back up because I am 6ft2 and need all the height I can get.
3. The dampening can't really be adjust too much so he suggested getting 'zuigers' (help me translate this dutch people) from a fireblade or any other suspension manufacturer but only if you really wanted to improve the front end even more
4. The rear suspension was a pain in the ass to get off and the C spanner is nearly impossible to use now too. If you ride two up a lot you need to get the hydraulic pre-load adjuster.
Total cost:
725 Euro's
Opinion:
The ride back home was along bendy river roads and different types of road surfaces. The suspension really out did itself on bumpy roads. The front did not dive as much under heavy breaking, I was also not bouncing around on my bike as much as I used to. Cornering felt more stable and the bike as a whole was more stable. Under hard breaking however the rear came up more than it used to but I am not 100% sure about this because I never had to emergency break with the old suspension.
That's it Will update on the rear end coming up once I have tweaked the settings a bit more.
Also a quick question to the ABS riders, can you stoppie with the ABS??
The suspension was upsetting me a bit so I decided to get a streetbox by Hyperpro. So here is a little write up:
The works:
1. The chrome of the front fork was already damaged due to the OEM seals and a bit of dirt. The chrome had tiny scratches in it. Solution was to put on new seals which were 20euro each (not OEM) and Neoprene fork protectors
2. The OEM seals were also not 'smooth' but a bit snatchy this translated into a more shocky feel when breaking or going over bumps
3. He lowered the front end a tad but I think I am going to adjust this back up because I am 6ft2 and need all the height I can get.
3. The dampening can't really be adjust too much so he suggested getting 'zuigers' (help me translate this dutch people) from a fireblade or any other suspension manufacturer but only if you really wanted to improve the front end even more
4. The rear suspension was a pain in the ass to get off and the C spanner is nearly impossible to use now too. If you ride two up a lot you need to get the hydraulic pre-load adjuster.
Total cost:
725 Euro's
Opinion:
The ride back home was along bendy river roads and different types of road surfaces. The suspension really out did itself on bumpy roads. The front did not dive as much under heavy breaking, I was also not bouncing around on my bike as much as I used to. Cornering felt more stable and the bike as a whole was more stable. Under hard breaking however the rear came up more than it used to but I am not 100% sure about this because I never had to emergency break with the old suspension.
That's it Will update on the rear end coming up once I have tweaked the settings a bit more.
Also a quick question to the ABS riders, can you stoppie with the ABS??