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NewRedRider said:

Welcome to .net!

Seeing as you weigh 130 lbs you'll need to service the forks and have them install new springs based on your RIDING weight (Wearing all your gear), not your walking around town weight. Have them change the fork oil as it needs it anyways. Then you can start to setup the bike for your riding conditions.

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NewRedRider said:

Welcome to .net!

Seeing as you weigh 130 lbs you'll need to service the forks and have them install new springs based on your RIDING weight (Wearing all your gear), not your walking around town weight. Have them change the fork oil as it needs it anyways. Then you can start to setup the bike for your riding conditions.

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NewRedRider said:

Have you tried to set up the rider sag with the OEM springs? Are you riding on the street only? You can lower the tire pressure for a softer ride but it will wear out tires much faster. I'd suggest you get some new tires if they're not that new, set them to 36/42 stock pressures, and then try to dial in your suspension. I can guess at suspension settings for you much like everyone else. But it's still just a guess as I can't measure anything from here.

You sounds like you're pretty knowledgeable and have some experience with bikes. What makes you reluctant to set this up by yourself? The only measurement you actually NEED someone else for is the rear rider sag. I never figured out a good way to measure rear sag by myself.

Front sag is easy but it needs to be on a rear stand. Tie a zip-tie around the fork tube and push it all the way up to the fork seal. Get on the bike with all your gear and then get off. Measure the distance between the zip-tie and the fork seal to get your rider sag.

Once you have the rider sag set correctly then you can start dialing in the compression and rebound.

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NewRedRider said:

I'm no tire expert as I run Dunlops. But I think I recently read an article describing the Michelin pilots as having a softer carcass then the Dunlops. So it sounds like it's all in your compression/rebound settings and your local roads. These bikes are not the softest suspension Honda has put out. They're made to feel every bump.

You could also try a Corbin seat. IIRC from back in the day, people reported that the Corbin was a softer more comfortable seat compared to the Honda OEM seat. But they preferred the OEM seat for trackdays or aggressive riding.

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NewRedRider said:

Ah! Ok, well then that actually could be the Michelin Pilot tires. The Pilots have a "sharper" more pointed profile as the middle of the tire is slightly higher then say a Dunlop. The Dunlop's are a nice, progressive, predictable profile from edge to edge. So turn in doesn't feel like you're "falling" into the corner. They're much more predictable. The Pilots have an unstable profile that made them feel "twitchy" to me. Some people prefer that unstable feeling but I can't stand it. So I wonder if it's the tires that are making it feel unstable to you. Does the bike feel and handle better on the lower pressures?

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serge.sandrazie said:

I guess i didn't explain well my problem,sorry.The bike feels unstable on stock susp.& tyre psi settings.I don't care really about the ride comfort but only the best handling & cornering characteristics ( I ride only on the street,no track here).
Thank you again.

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tary preisser said:

PS...suggest you get linear rate springs NOT progressive rate springs.

Reason...makes setting suspension easier.

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serge.sandrazie said:

Dear you must be a kind of genius.What u said are exactly my feelings & lower pressures help.If Dunlops are not available here,please suggest others.
Thankyou so much

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