Getting My Mojo Back.

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Originally Posted by No Worries

You've lowered the front 2mm (raised the fork legs 2mm) and want quicker handling? Best to raise the rear with shims or whatever Suzuki uses. Your extra weight may be lowering the rear which decreases handling. Removing a link will shorten the swingarm and perhaps worsen handling.

Somewhere, there's a tutorial on how to check the sag of the bike and the sag with the rider. Especially since you have an adjustable suspension, I would get the sag set correctly before I did anything else.

Yeah thanks,I have sag set correctly (besides,I had my new forks and shock sprung and valved by Race Tech) and I have the rear raised 5mm (two shims) and the front lowered 6mm. Bottom line is I've just lost some of my nerve. These guys are right. I just need to ride,forget about deer,relax and have a good time on my bike again.

Oh and a little plug for Race Tech here...they are great! For about 1/4 (or less) the cost of Ohlins they will re valve,re spring and replace your fork oil and seals. I've had Race Tech internals on my last 3 bikes and the difference is phenomenal! Of course,I've only ridden one bike with Ohlins and those were "production" pieces and not race forks but I honestly feel that this is comparable.

[marko138]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

Boy you are right about that bro! Every mailbox,garbage can,etc is a deer! Not to mention those FUCKING deer statues motherfuckers like to put in their yards! JESUS!!!! I have so many pucker moments these days that my poop looks like brown spaghetti noodles!!!

You aren't kidding. I jammed up the brakes the other day when I saw one of those goddamn statues. Fuck those things.

[FT BSTRD]

Came ripping around a blind right hander and there was a Holstein standing in my lane that I almost t-boned.

I try not to ride when deer movement is likely. Ignorant bastards.


My balls shrivel to raisins when it's deer:30. I ride like a total puss with my head on a swivel.

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Originally Posted by FT BSTRD

Came ripping around a blind right hander and there was a Holstein standing in my lane that I almost t-boned.

I try not to ride when deer movement is likely. Ignorant bastards.


My balls shrivel to raisins when it's deer:30. I ride like a total puss with my head on a swivel.

Wow! One of my old best friends,Gary from Fast Bikes(Rider might know him) hit a black angus one night when we were out riding in the country. I was 3rd in line and we were fucking hauling! Suddenly his bike went flying towards me. I was like,"FUCK" and went sideways but managed to recover. I literally walked into the cow looking for Gary,that's how dark it was and how black the cow was.

[Gas Man]

YOu can simply search a rake and trail calculator... input your data and find out whats what.

Example
http://www.goldammercycle.com/hispeed/rakeandtrail.php

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Originally Posted by Gas Man

YOu can simply search a rake and trail calculator... input your data and find out whats what.

Example
http://www.goldammercycle.com/hispeed/rakeandtrail.php

Thanks!

[FT BSTRD]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

Wow! One of my old best friends,Gary from Fast Bikes(Rider might know him) hit a black angus one night when we were out riding in the country. I was 3rd in line and we were fucking hauling! Suddenly his bike went flying towards me. I was like,"FUCK" and went sideways but managed to recover. I literally walked into the cow looking for Gary,that's how dark it was and how black the cow was.

That's like hitting a black furry bus.

My mom's cousin hit a black angus in a car. It snapped the legs off of it and it rolled through the passenger compartment killing him instantly.

Gruesome shit.

I've killed three birds and two squirrels and kicked a dog in the mouth.

[jeeps84]

Get your sag set and ride that bitch. It'll come back too you. Then you will know what you need to do if any thing at all.

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Ok I put about 200 miles on and I feel pretty good! Saw 2 dead deer on the side of the road tho' grrrrrrr!!!

Anyway,I took some pics,enjoy!

"Oh I wish I were in the land of cotton......."




Down by the coast