[JeffL]

Ok, so after talking with you a few times today Peter, got them BETTER, but not RIGHT. Before with the lack of preload, the front would bounce/stutter essentially from the time you got on the brakes, until the point you were stopped. Now with the correct preload, the bike gets maybe 2-3 bumps/chatters when initiating hard braking, and then smooths out for the most part.

Am I just into a damping issue now? I'm using 15w oil, as recommended along with the springs I got (the .80kg racetechs). Should I try adding/removing a little oil at a time to try and remedy this? Or perhaps just try another weight oil altogether? I put the bike back together with the oil 105mm below the tubes (as per OEM ). I know you said try 130 and go from there, but I dont know "where to go from there", so I'm pretty much up a stream with no paddle here.

[OreoGitorio]

if it ain't broke, don't fix it.... if it's broke, bring it to Peter Fukin Kates

[JeffL]

Nah, someone pointed out to me it may just be a bit underdamped. I'll f00k with the oil levels in the next day or two and see if I cant smooth it out a bit.

[JeffL]

I got it.

Its not 100%, but its pretty damn close to feeling "right" as far as I'm concerned. I get 2 tiny little chatters when initiating full braking power, but I could alleviate that even probably with being smoother on the controls.

Bike settles 25mm under its own weight, and another 10mm with me on it, for a grand total of 35mm of sag.

So with this info, I'll likely tweak it little by little, riding between each tweak to see how it feels.

All is well again.

[gmdboston]

Your welcome.....

[JeffL]

Obviously much thanks to the one and only Mr. Peter Kates.

I could still go with more oil, rode it all today, and I'm thinking I could still stiffen up the damping a bit, getting just a small bit of very high speed oscillations under hard braking from high speeds, but other than that, its feeling really good.