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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 04:40 PM
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Well after owning my bike since 01 I finally got my suspention set up for me. Their is a guy here in Tampa that is a wizz at it . He set my bike up and let me tell you it is the best thing ever it feels like a totally diffrent bike. I now have more confidence on the twistys. If you have never done this , do it you will love it.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 06:36 PM
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+1,000,000 it is one of the cheapest and best mods to do. had mine donebut i lowsided my f4i, now i have a penske twin clicker rear shock and ohlins damper and rebound kit + ohlins springs. cant wait to get these babies dialed in![sm=happy046.gif]
 
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 11:50 PM
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+1,000,001

Can't agree more. Dialing in the suspension specifically for your weight should be the first modification anyone does to their new or old sport bikes.
 
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 03:04 PM
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I am looking at getting this done in the spring. I am concerned that my bike squats too much, both frontwards and rearwards upon acceleration and braking. Could it be that I need to have some components in my suspension serviced/repaired/replaced? I am attending a race school for two days, and part of the activities will be dialing in the suspension to match the rider.

I want to take full advantage of this part of the course and don't want to discover that I need parts replaced first. My bike currently has 11,000 miles on it and I remember my settings being to near-full-stiff all around.
 
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 04:19 PM
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i do my my forks every year and i believe the rear shock is about every 15,000
 
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Old May 9, 2009 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by rocketjoe
Well after owning my bike since 01 I finally got my suspention set up for me. Their is a guy here in Tampa that is a wizz at it . He set my bike up and let me tell you it is the best thing ever it feels like a totally diffrent bike. I now have more confidence on the twistys. If you have never done this , do it you will love it.
Who is your guy over in tampa. I am over in Daytona Beach and am looking for someone local who can tune my suspension for fairly cheap
 
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Old May 11, 2009 | 09:54 AM
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Who is your guy over in tampa. I am over in Daytona Beach and am looking for someone local who can tune my suspension for fairly cheap
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I'm in Orlando and ride with a buddy from Tampa a lot. Wouldn't mind getting it done on my F3. What did he charge you for the setup?
 
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Old May 12, 2009 | 09:28 AM
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Anyone know people that do good suspension set-ups around maryland/baltimore?
 
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Old May 13, 2009 | 02:12 PM
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or maybe albany new york???
 
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Old May 18, 2009 | 04:06 PM
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The guy that I use in Tampa is Chad Wolf.
 
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