Has anybody tried lowering the fork tubes in the triple tree. To extend the forks out farther?
There’s about 1cm left on the fork tubes before they top out.
I’m a heavy set guy (must be breaking the 110kg/240lb mark all geared up) and have bolted a fair bit of gear onto my Z650, including some hard luggage on the back.
I managed to preload my rear shock (just one click up) to try and tidy up the suspension and it has helped quite a bit. But there is no preload adjustment for the front forks and I feel like it might be sagging down.
When at speed (+100km/h), the front end starts feeling light and vague.
Best solution would surely be to upgrade the springs, but short of spending money and going crazy on shocks, does anybody know if extending out the 1cm would give me enough of a trail boost to change the stability of the bike at speed?
There’s about 1cm left on the fork tubes before they top out.
I’m a heavy set guy (must be breaking the 110kg/240lb mark all geared up) and have bolted a fair bit of gear onto my Z650, including some hard luggage on the back.
I managed to preload my rear shock (just one click up) to try and tidy up the suspension and it has helped quite a bit. But there is no preload adjustment for the front forks and I feel like it might be sagging down.
When at speed (+100km/h), the front end starts feeling light and vague.
Best solution would surely be to upgrade the springs, but short of spending money and going crazy on shocks, does anybody know if extending out the 1cm would give me enough of a trail boost to change the stability of the bike at speed?