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Thanks Baz,
yep, spring rate seems to be pretty-well right (I've measured deflection under load and it agrees with the standard spring rate). I'd like some more compression damping, but when it comes to suspension, I'm the first to admit I'm out of my depth and need expert assistance. I've put in 10 weight Castrol fork oil this time - no idea what was in beforehand. Seems to be a big improvement. I'll try 15 weight and see what effect that has.
No, I've not tried dropping the forks, it would be a pain to ride if the bars were any lower. Nor any idea on the yoke offset - will investigate.
The master cylinder is Suzuki. The contact patch on the disc is only about 15mm wide. The slave is obviously for a smaller disc rotor. The mounting scares me - always has. I'm thinking about a better caliper and a better mounting. Your axle plate idea is interesting and food for thought. I was thinking of designing some sort of clamp for the fork leg in SolidWorks and getting it CNC machined.
yep, spring rate seems to be pretty-well right (I've measured deflection under load and it agrees with the standard spring rate). I'd like some more compression damping, but when it comes to suspension, I'm the first to admit I'm out of my depth and need expert assistance. I've put in 10 weight Castrol fork oil this time - no idea what was in beforehand. Seems to be a big improvement. I'll try 15 weight and see what effect that has.
No, I've not tried dropping the forks, it would be a pain to ride if the bars were any lower. Nor any idea on the yoke offset - will investigate.
The master cylinder is Suzuki. The contact patch on the disc is only about 15mm wide. The slave is obviously for a smaller disc rotor. The mounting scares me - always has. I'm thinking about a better caliper and a better mounting. Your axle plate idea is interesting and food for thought. I was thinking of designing some sort of clamp for the fork leg in SolidWorks and getting it CNC machined.