Hi All,
I am pondering a couple of mods for my 6R, one of which is the change of rear shock to an ohlins unit. I have already ridden the bike on road and track, and seem to have it set up reasonably well (but I must say a little on the rigid side - but this seems a trait of the general suspension set up on this bike) Anyway I am thinking about an ohlins rear, but I not sure what and how much difference it would make. My recent bikes (R1 '00 with ohlins rear, and Mille R with full ohlins - suspension heaven) have benefited from them, but the originals (in the case of the R1) were pretty scarse so it wasn't difficult. With the kawa i'm not so sure.
So, what do you guys suggest? I am a reasonaybly fast road rider, take passengers now and again (remote preload adjusters - the best!) and each year make maybe half a dozen track outings, if I am in the mood with a one-off amatuer race now and again. I am light (70kgs) and tend to like a bike softish but well damped.
Its either this or an akropovic and pciii....
Paul.
I am pondering a couple of mods for my 6R, one of which is the change of rear shock to an ohlins unit. I have already ridden the bike on road and track, and seem to have it set up reasonably well (but I must say a little on the rigid side - but this seems a trait of the general suspension set up on this bike) Anyway I am thinking about an ohlins rear, but I not sure what and how much difference it would make. My recent bikes (R1 '00 with ohlins rear, and Mille R with full ohlins - suspension heaven) have benefited from them, but the originals (in the case of the R1) were pretty scarse so it wasn't difficult. With the kawa i'm not so sure.
So, what do you guys suggest? I am a reasonaybly fast road rider, take passengers now and again (remote preload adjusters - the best!) and each year make maybe half a dozen track outings, if I am in the mood with a one-off amatuer race now and again. I am light (70kgs) and tend to like a bike softish but well damped.
Its either this or an akropovic and pciii....
Paul.