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SUSPENSION WEEKEND
Dates: Saturday, May 4th & Sunday, May 5th, 2002
Time: 9AM-12PM
Place: Motomarket, Rt. 2A/119 (481 Great Road) Acton, MA
RSVP appreciated
In the parking lot we can do front and rear preload (static sag) setup and get everyone's bikes set to factory stock settings (or whatever starting point you'd like). For those with steering dampers and adjustable length rear shocks, we can adjust these too. [we should be done with these adjustments around 10:30AM and will leave MM then].
After those adjustments have been made we will need to find a road that has small and large bumps as well as tight and open turns. (Basically a twisty shitty backroad). The best such road is Rt. 62 through Hubbardston, MA. (although it's pretty far from MM) It reallllly sucks!!! I think this is the worst road in the state. Rt. 27 through Acton was lousy for a while, but they repaved it (not good for our suspension setup needs). Let me know if you know a suitable road closer to MM than Hubbardston. We will adjust front and rear compression and rebound settings while taking notes and making runs back and forth on the selected road.
Make sure to get your tires properly inflated prior to starting the suspension tuning. I run 32 front 34 rear in my Dunlop 207RR's. Pressures higher than 36psi might make the tire last longer, but do nothing for ride comfort or contact patch maximization, so reconsider running pressures that high if you do.
Please bring:
your tool kit (since you may need specific wrenches and sockets to adjust your particular components)
your owner's manual (so your bike can be initially set to stock factory settings)
Properly inflated tires (hopefully they aren't down to the cords)
A full tank of gas (this will alleviate the need for you to bring a tankbag full of junk and will get the preload set to proper weight-bearing).
Your NORMAL riding gear. (Again, so that preload is set to proper weight-bearing).
There will be hand-outs for your to take home with you so you can tweek the fine tuning with proper guidance any time you'd like. : )
Finally, please RSVP if you are planning on attending this event(and on what day), since I need to get an estimate of how many hand-outs to print out.
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Chuck
2002 Ducati 998S Bostrom