TVann
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I'm curious if anybody has experimented with lowering the front end by raising the forks in the triple clamp?
My (new to me) RC390 seems high in the front and somewhat resistant to turn-in, certainly more so than I'd expect for a bike this weight and geometry.
Compounding the problem is the bike has a brand new set of Roadtec tires, 120/70 front and 160/60 rear which are obviously too big for the bike aside from being fairly heavy (why do riders of smaller displacement bikes want to put wide tires on them anyway?). Given they're literally brand-new, I'm not crazy about spending $300 to replace new tires, but think that at least some of the turn-in problem is the front tire size. In 1500 miles or so I'll replace the set with more appropriate sizing - 110/70 and 140/70. Lowered front 110/70 along with a higher rear (140/70 vs 160/60) should make for a lively little bike.
But, back to my question: raising the forks in the triples is a standard way of improving turn-in. Anybody do it? It looks like there's at least an inch available without clearance problems. Interested to hear anyone's experience.
My (new to me) RC390 seems high in the front and somewhat resistant to turn-in, certainly more so than I'd expect for a bike this weight and geometry.
Compounding the problem is the bike has a brand new set of Roadtec tires, 120/70 front and 160/60 rear which are obviously too big for the bike aside from being fairly heavy (why do riders of smaller displacement bikes want to put wide tires on them anyway?). Given they're literally brand-new, I'm not crazy about spending $300 to replace new tires, but think that at least some of the turn-in problem is the front tire size. In 1500 miles or so I'll replace the set with more appropriate sizing - 110/70 and 140/70. Lowered front 110/70 along with a higher rear (140/70 vs 160/60) should make for a lively little bike.
But, back to my question: raising the forks in the triples is a standard way of improving turn-in. Anybody do it? It looks like there's at least an inch available without clearance problems. Interested to hear anyone's experience.