Re: [ST] Front end

[Matthew Heyer <matthewheyer@xxxxxxxxx>]

Front end dive is all about spring rate and compression damping.  You need to fix either or both of those to fix the problem.  I would think that on a stock bike, the spring rate is a problem (usually a little soft to make for a plusher ride).  Set the sag and make sure that you are in the middle third of the preload adjustment.  If not - wrong spring (and you've now limited the amount of usuable spring movement by cranking down too much).  If this is not correct, everything is a compromise.  Once that is correct, if the amount of dive is still undesirable, adjust the compression damping (going to need to open up the forks and possibly revalve if I'm remembering correctly that the new ST's still lack compression damping adjustment).

Matt Heyer


----- Original Message ----
From: Jack Hays <rude@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: st-triumphnet.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; st-triumphnet.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 10:04:24 AM
Subject: [ST] Front end


I have a buddy who just bought a 06 ST this weekend. He asked me how to
eliminate some of the front end dive under braking.
I know what we did to our 99-05's but what has the 06-07 ST update been
that was the most effective?
TIA.


Jack Hays
972-952-5065
"I'll see you on the dark side of the Moon"

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