07-17-2015, 02:10 PM
(07-16-2015, 06:10 PM)Django_imp Wrote:(07-16-2015, 05:37 PM)TINK_imp Wrote: First, I have to agree that the CB1100 OEM suspension is "lacking"...that's why the first mod I did to my 2014 CB1100 Deluxe was a suspension upgrade > http://www.photosbytink.com/cb1100forksprings/
Now I find that the CB is a very capable canyon carver
I also own a 2000 VFR800 with stock suspension, set to my liking. While one cannot compare the CB and the VFR suspensions one-to-one (apples to oranges) they are both capable motorcycles in the hands of a skilled rider.
The biggest difference between the CB's Inline-4 and the VFR's V-4 is the power delivery. The CB has a flat short torque curve between 3K and 6K RPM, while the VFR has a very wide torque curve from 2K to 10K RPM.
TINK
Tink, do I get it right, that you also lowered the front by 19mm?
Tink, do I get it right, that you also lowered the front by 19mm?
The spring/spacer stack is 19mm shorter. This puts less preload on the Race Tech springs which are linear springs, not progressive like the OEM which require more preload. This does not change the overall length of the fork leg or the ride height.
(07-17-2015, 12:57 AM)kDiqq_imp Wrote: Tink, I actually followed your guide to put in new springs and it made a WORLD of difference!!! Even if it hadn't done anything handling (which it did vastly improve handling) the difference in braking alone would have justified the cost! OMG It stops SO much better. Without the dive, it feels like I'm actually planted and not going to skitter away.
I'm gonna go test ride a few bikes this week and see what tickles me. If I'm REALLY sold on something else, I will save up enough cash by February to let the CB go at a decent price and not have worry about any more loans.
I swear, if I only had like 4 or 5 more bikes, I think I may be satisfied haha
Almost every Japanese motorcycle I've ever owned needed stronger springs in the front forks. Japanese engineers design to a 170lb rider, I'm 200 out of the shower
, add gear I'm more like 220. That's a 50lb difference.I also prefer less initial dive when I have to apply maximum braking, which I did a lot of over the 40 years of commuting to/from work on the Los Angeles freeways.
TINK