On my 02 VFR, I currently have the front end at stock ride height, and the rear end raised 10mm from stock via ride height adjustment of my Ohlins shock. I have 30mm front and rear of sag.
A couple weeks ago I did a ride 2 up and had to adjust the preload way up to avoid dragging a peg in every turn. I took a ride solo after that without adjusting the preload and noticed I could go a lot faster without dragging parts everywhere. So tonight, I added another 15mm of ride height to the rear end (25mm higher than stock now) and set my sag (now at 28mm with no preload).
I realize that this will transfer weight to the front end making the rear more likely to lose traction, but does anyone of anything else to look out for? I will take it for a short shake down run locally tomorrow before a trip to the mountains later this week.
ETA: Yes, I realize headshake could also be a problem with more front end weight bias/less rake/less trail. I will do a few wheelies to test it out :fing02:
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On my 02 VFR, I currently have the front end at stock ride height, and the rear end raised 10mm from stock via ride height adjustment of my Ohlins shock. I have 30mm front and rear of sag.
A couple weeks ago I did a ride 2 up and had to adjust the preload way up to avoid dragging a peg in every turn. I took a ride solo after that without adjusting the preload and noticed I could go a lot faster without dragging parts everywhere. So tonight, I added another 15mm of ride height to the rear end (25mm higher than stock now) and set my sag (now at 28mm with no preload).
I realize that this will transfer weight to the front end making the rear more likely to lose traction, but does anyone of anything else to look out for? I will take it for a short shake down run locally tomorrow before a trip to the mountains later this week.
ETA: Yes, I realize headshake could also be a problem with more front end weight bias/less rake/less trail. I will do a few wheelies to test it out :fing02:
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