Where the heck do you guys get to lean like that on normal roads?!
This road comes to mind....
And this one...
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Where the heck do you guys get to lean like that on normal roads?!
This is from some track time, couldn't for the life of me get rid of that last little light area.
The large rubber marbles I'm pretty sure aren't mine, just been glued on as I ran over them coming off others.
Hmm.. any chance the suspension is too soft for you? Did you slide fork legs up?
I barely had anything left on either side on FZ6 and never ever scraped. :don'tknow:
Hmm.. any chance the suspension is too soft for you? Did you slide fork legs up?
I barely had anything left on either side on FZ6 and never ever scraped. :don'tknow:
^^ likely a combination I'd guess.. .. ..
The only time I've drug bits is in a banked corner going in REAL HOT! It just pancakes the suspension. Thankfully not enough to bounce off the road, but coupled w/lean angle was enough.
Setup is everything... PS - running stock spring on the rear and 0.83kg/mm (R6 fixed rate springs/forks) up front with the tubes up 10mm. Point: I don't drag parts and run fairly aggressively at times.
Look into setup (Sag is starting point) and rider style....
^^ likely a combination I'd guess.. .. ..
The only time I've drug bits is in a banked corner going in REAL HOT! It just pancakes the suspension. Thankfully not enough to bounce off the road, but coupled w/lean angle was enough.
Setup is everything... PS - running stock spring on the rear and 0.83kg/mm (R6 fixed rate springs/forks) up front with the tubes up 10mm. Point: I don't drag parts and run fairly aggressively at times.
Look into setup (Sag is starting point) and rider style....
Get 'em Scott, thems be fightin' words! BlahFork springs and shock spring are all too light for your weight. Air is good and more preload is good, but neither are a substitute for proper spring weight.
+1! Scott, I'm betting you're running much too much sag on your FZ6. Of course it still feels great and flickable compared to the bigger bikes you're used to, BUT.. it can feel even better.
Fork springs and shock spring are all too light for your weight. Air is good and more preload is good, but neither are a substitute for proper spring weight.
Take a look here.. see if they list FZ6. It'll give you a good idea for stock vs what they recommend for your weight:
RT - Digital Product Search
No pressure or anything.. just saying
I used to be the "it's great as is.. I'm not gonna mess with it" kind of rider, but having learned so many new things now that I got into track riding.. I want my bikes to be as good as they can be. It's fun to play with this stuff too and dial it in just right! :thumbup:
Are those the tires I may be getting?OK OK I'll play
My street bike (FZ1). About 4-5mm (1/5")
PICTURE!
And my track bike
PICTURE!
Notice there's still a bit of a strip there.. yet it's enough to not just drag a knee, but to actually have to tuck it back in so I can lean farther. So yeah.. they're meaningless :thumbup:
It's either R6 or you ARE-SICKly into modding getting there :thumbup:The problem is that once you start there is no stopping until you have reached the "as good as they can be"!
I have done pretty much everything you can do to this bike short of fooling around with the engine, and although it is amazing now, it wasn't cheap!
I could have bought an R6 for the total money spent on this bike... It would be uncomfortable as hell on the street, but it would make a lot more sens.
Are those the tires I may be getting?
Well this thread has been supremely disappointing so far. We are getting more heros strips than chicken strips.
LMAO! Sorry, man.. here's one for you: this is from a few years back. This guy pulled up on a BMW S1000RR and parked between 2 bikes, each of which was taking up a designated motorcycle parking spot.
LMAO! Sorry, man.. here's one for you: this is from a few years back. This guy pulled up on a BMW S1000RR and parked between 2 bikes, each of which was taking up a designated motorcycle parking spot.