Suspension on a Roadster

[Blackthou]

According to the manual, the suspension should be on position 2 for solo riding. I've been using that setting for the past 9 months and got used to it - very compliant.

Last week I set it on position 3 and tested it out today. The down side is the supsension seems too harsh (I weigh 175lbs, 13 stone or about 80kgs). Every bump in the road was amplified and the bike seemed to tramline on poor surfaces. Perhaps I need to lowermy tyre pressures?

BUT

On the plus side the handling was so much more positive taking bends and much more flickable. For the past 15 years I've had bikes with fully adjustable suspension front and rear and been able to get the feel I wanted. Until today I was happy with the stock setting on 2 as it seemed to cope with everything but the improvement in handling and cornering makes me want to improve things. What are my best options and preferably in the UK?

 

[Jeff Cameron]

I weight 240 pounds and only ride single. I have my shocks set to the #1 position and I find the ride very harsh....I feel every frost crack in the road. I have tested the bike in the 1,2 &3 preload setting and it gets worse (for me) the higher up I go.

 

[1olbull]

The OEM shocks suck big!
Throw them away!
Get some Progressive 444, Hagon Nitro or Wilbers.
You won't be sorry.

 

[Jeff Cameron]

Yeah I know.....Just wrapping my head around the $$$

 

[Claviger]

444s are amazing and there a bunch of metric bikes that have shocks that work perfectly on the rocket, just cross refference weights and shock dimensions. My shocks are from some jap cruiser that weighs 50lb less, but are night and day better than stock and we're less than 1/2 price of the rocket part number....

 

[Jeff Cameron]

We should have somebody make a list of compatible shocks....

 

[Mittzy]

I LUUUUV My Wilbers

 

[Jeff Cameron]

That Wilbers website is hard to navigate.....I see the fitment chart but its like an Ikea store.....lots of weird names I can not pronounce. They are an insane price too. Make the Progressive 444 seem cheap!

 

[Claviger]

Really, and good company's higher end will blow stockers away. The stock shocks have moderate springs and next to no damping, so they are either too mushy, setting 1/2, or Smooth on smooth roads but harsh over bumps setting 3/4, or just plain harsh setting 5.

Once you swap the rears out, you will notice the slop of the stock forks, racetech can fix that right up for you.

 

[TasRocketRider]

I LUUUUV My Wilbers

Heard they are excellent. I have gone mid range and put the Ikon 7610 on. The ride is significantly better and price wise reasonable on the pocket. Easy enough to fit them yourself in a few minutes. Worth chucking the Triumph shockers!