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Re: Pannier?
Scott you may want to try a little more preload or rebound damping on
the rear. The whole pannier set I believe adds about 40lbs in weight.
That will effect handling. When I had the two panniers added at my
500 mile service I also noticed that the bike changed a bit.. I
though it got a bit smoother, I kinda liked the extra weight, but I
am a bit strange :-))
Erik
>I recently purchased a 2000 "Blue" ST and currently have a little over 900+
>miles on it. I rode it for the first 550 without panniers and tank bag on
>the highway, twisties etc. and love the way it handles - smooth, feels much
>smaller than it is. I had the dual panniers and a tank bag put on at the
>500 mile service and have been on the highway twice since and have found
>that the panniers act like small sails hanging off the rear end. I found
>the bike feels a little squirrelly at speed, especially on a windy day -
>this past Saturday was really windy. I know the manual states that the
>panniers will alter the handling of the bike and not to exceed 80mph but
>even at lesser speed I still find the rear end moving around a bit. Has
>anyone else experienced this or is this normal for this set-up?
>
>Thanks,
>Scott C.
>
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