It's about the only thing that might tempt me into this decade...:tearsofjoy: Appears to be a lot of comments re how stiff the early bikes were/are. I'm trying to unravel where the changes came in. It's always a dilemma (to me anyhow) with these expensive/homologated bikes. They clearly belong on track, but if I owned one I'd be shitting myself...:Nailbiting:
I had an interesting conversation with Wilf this morning around suspension and front fork off set. One of the difficulties is with the progressive rocker (1098 era) and the progressive spring (panigale R era). With a soft pre load the suspension spends a lot of time in the region where the progressive is at its stiffest. Not sure how the electronics on the Panigales caters for this. Even if you are a light weight (physically) you still might need a stiffer spring than stock which seems alien when the suspension is so hard. Linear rockers do provide more consistent feed back but changing involves potentially revalving and/or a stiffer spring and/or a shorter ride height adjuster depending on whose rocker system you choose. I've given up and just going to find as sweet a spot as I can and live with. It's not as if I going to be doing thousands of miles. Andy
