I know this gets brought up a lot, but I wanted to give the 14T Front a big Only had one ride on the 15T, but it was a pig below 40 mph; so much more user friendly now, even managed to use 6th a few times yesterday! Really gelled with the old girl yesterday; very happy :Smuggrin:
I did find turning in the very tight bends a bit of an effort; maybe increase the rear ride height a little to offset the longer wheelbase caused by the 14T. Or maybe just push harder on the inside bar. :Wideyed:
.12mm; is that all it is? When I fitted a -1T to my Triumph; I'm sure it made the wheel base nearly 10mm longer. I think it gets even more complicated when the position of the hub is factored in due to chain tension. I might just ride it instead.
Just fitted mine to my 1098S tonight, haven't ridden it yet, next to torque up the hub carrier bolts.
The ride height is the important figure to maintain as this gives weight transfer therefore exaggerating the effect. Over a number of years as a race mechanic I have had very few riders that could identify small changes in wheelbase if you didn't tell them you'd done it. The TT being the best example where you tend to run the chain very loose, during practice it became obvious that the 'pre stretched' chain had stretched and with practice about to end I adjusted it around 8mm. Upon return there was no comment from the rider and a lap 2 seconds different, this guy is 130 guy and obviously didn't notice as the proximity of walls and trees on the IOM tends to bring out more comment from riders, I would imagine its self preservation creeping in
I plan to experiment with the rear ride height adjuster; just making very small changes to see if it gives more or less confidence. I only ride on the roads these days & only at moderate pace but I do love to fiddle & learn.
You commented on really tight bends, the reality is that in this situation momentum is your friend, over the years I have changed the gearing for riders and when you look at the data it takes several laps for them to adjust revs and gears. You might just be going slower, so less momentum therefore a feeling of slight instability so you turn in slower
Good point Gator I was unsure about the gearing,tried 2nd & chugged around loosing speed all the way even with a 14T sprocket. Tried first but still feels wrong after IL4's & I'm wary opening the throttle, so loose speed all the way around. :Watching:
Big V twins are like 2 strokes in tight situations, the clutch and rear brake are your friends. You need a few revs on and meter them in via clutch and rear brake as lean angle increases and rolling circumference decreases you need revs to maintain speed.
