I drove a long F1 Suzuki 1100 outfit for 2 years. Trying to get that turning was hard. Wide slick, handle bars level with the top of the tyre, geometry that makes it want to go straight. I had to wedge my arms against the fairing going round Gerards (unless it was wet) Not on topic but reminded me why I went back to solos and all the adjustments. OGR
Right I just got out of bed, what did I miss ?! ;-) Cartagena this weekend, lets see what slowing the rebound does with all those tight corners...
yep I'll be have a fiddle. there is a pretty quick chicane and a couple of decreasing radius corners which show turn problems and easy to run wide, plus 3 hairpins of sorts
I'd advise to buy that book i suggested earlier in this thread, Bradders, lots of very useful info in there including how to improve a bike through a chicane and help it turn quicker elsewhere. A bike that doesn't turn quick enough usually has excessive trail so you need to raise the rear ride height, raise the fork tubes through the triple clamps, add rear preload or reduce front preload.
+1 for the Sportbike suspension tuning book http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1893618455/?tag=ducatiforum-21 I knew zilch about suspension prior to reading this excellent easy to understand book. I certainly ain't no expert now, but I feel confident about making adjustments now and have the basics of the understanding of what is happening with the bike. Highly recommended.
This is a good view of demo'd what happens going in and how the suspension is keeping low into a corner and unloading out, also shows how much the front is dropping on entry Neil Hodgson Ducati 1199 Panigale onboard - YouTube
Nope. But then nor would your full fat big bike; you'd be far better off with something smaller:wink:
Well it would appear that max preload still bottoms out under braking so didn't mess to much, firmed the comp and added a little rebound but forks were pretty compressed already. However...added Dunlop Slicks with 65 profile rear and wow it turned quicker! Alas I left the front Metz Comp K front fitted and when I started using more of the rear tyre I ran off the front and ended sliding down the road on my face. Bollox!! But when I got back out with the matched front the diff was incredible, I was having to pick it back up again until I got used to it after a session it steered so much quicker so now I'm sticking with these, and changing springs in the front and see how that rocks...oh and adding some softness to the rear helped with stopping sliding the rear on power and I could get the throttle on earlier.
or rather your ambition outweighed your talent……..:wink: Did you have a good time apart from that then…slicks are the way forward you never really lose that firm new tyre feel…except when you run with an old mis matched front tyre...
Ha yeah lesson learned. Rear was sliding everywhere so changed that and went quicker...Cranker said 'change the front young man' and I left it too long... But was getting used to the front lifting half the way down the straight and on day 1, my quickest day, I was hitting 5th on the straight ;-)
