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Help again!

Ok following my recent mishaps a mate gave me a pretty tatered part worn so i can get to work. It's only a 180 rather than a 190 and its nearly triangular (its off his trackbike). The bike handles like it has adhd. It now goes where it wants not where i want. Part of this is down to the suspension setup, the previous owner was nearly 6 stone heavier than me.

Never fear i've ordered some pirelli diablo corsas in the right size so at last it'll have matching boots. More importantly i need help with the suspension setup. Needless to say i'm looking for charity again. I simply can't afford to take it to Griff as i've spent money on replacing the tyres and i still need to find somewhere to live. Does anyone have a step by step tutorial to help me set it up or is there a local who might consider meeting with me and helping me to set it up?

Just to clarify, it seems vague at the front and hard work to hold into a bend. It tends to drift wide in bends and feels unstable and unplanted.

Thanks in advance

The perpetually unlucky Oddkid.

Put it all back to standard suspension wise then work from there

If you post with what model Mille and rear shock you have I will reply with some generic settings that will do for a base

It's the 2003 with the yellow rear spring. Thanks very much!!!!!!

http://m.sportrider.com/suspension_sett ... index.html

There you go

Cheers! I'll get on changing that. I reckon it's set miles to soft for me. It feels really wallowy.

Ask Griff for a copy of his guide to suspension set-up - explains the mysteries very lucidly.

let some air out, might get it to settle a bit, but don't go too far

If you fancy a ride up to Newark i will help you set yours up!
my mates come to me to sort out their bikes, and your more then welcome!
Bring cookies!!

Cookies, awesome! Where's Newark? I warn you I rode from Nuneaton to tile hill twice this weekend and both times I ended up lost in solihull.

Oddkid wrote:Cookies, awesome! Where's Newark? I warn you I rode from Nuneaton to tile hill twice this weekend and both times I ended up lost in solihull.

its north of where you are! up the A46, its a straight road really.
about a hour and a bits ride.
If you want to come up PM me and i will give you my address and mobile number.
Choc chip cookies are my fave!