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Originally Posted by Mr Gazza
I very slightly increased my ride height by winding the rose joints out a bit. I was very puzzled as to why that caused an increase in sag and a subsequent need to increase the pre-load....and then a couple of clicks of rebound too.
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I'm always amazed how such small changes can have such a huge effect on the way a motorcycle rides/handles.
10 years ago I bought a 1997 FireBlade, which was a revelation (to me) in the way it handled.
Being a dumb*ss, i thought I could tailor it to my riding style (slow and wobbly) and that's exactly what I managed to do, it was unrideable, except in a slow and wobbly fashion, cos i had put two more clicks of this, and half a turn of that, and completely f**ked it up!!
I may be dumb, but I am a fast learner - if it ain't broke - don't fix it!
And if it is broke, find out how to fix it before fixing it!
PS Am expecting to change this shock for something thats not 18 years old once the bike is up and running (getting it unSORNed, taxed + MOTd being my priority now) so am not too worried about the old dear of a Showa that's there now as long as its MOT worthy.