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Reviewed on April 9, 2000
I've owned mine from new Apr-98, this is the best bike I've ever owned, & I've had a few in 20 years of bikin'. Have adjusted the suspension to suit my style of riding and also the rake & trail. Although the steering head angle is like the suspension, personal choice I find that the benefits of...
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I've owned mine from new Apr-98, this is the best bike I've ever owned, & I've had a few in 20 years of bikin'. Have adjusted the suspension to suit my style of riding and also the rake & trail. Although the steering head angle is like the suspension, personal choice I find that the benefits of quicker flickability far out weigh the loss of use of the steering lock (probably wouldn't stop your bike gettin' nicked anyway). The dealer I spoke to did not recommend this adjustment for road use, one didn't even know about it! But I can assure anyone tempted to go ahead and give it a go, it takes about half an hour (first go) and although you need to watch slow speed turning, ie when pullin' up to park etc., the benefits are huge.
My mate has a R1 and before I made these adjustments we were pretty evenly matched, NOW when it comes to cornering I'm either tryin' to avoid hittin' him up the rear or am off down the road due to the increased corner speeds I can hold, the bike feels really planted, and as long as you lock your elbows into your knees to stop any sort of head shakin' you can just flat the throttle out the bends. This means that by the time he has straighted up after fightin' the R1 through the bend, and is tryin' to catch me down the straights we're at the next bend and I'm off again. We're planning to give a track day a try this year, and I can't wait. Goodbye R1!!!!!!!
If you'd like to get in touch for any help settin' these adjustments you can conntact me at andystott63@hotmail.com. Keep on Bikin'
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