You Just Couldn’t Leave It Alone, Could You?

What’s happening here then?

 

I’m loving the motor, so much punch out of corners and the quick shift is really smooth too. Gearing is spot on for road use. Have set sag and softened up damping but still bouncing off the bumps, probably because I’m quite light at 71kg; will have a chat with an expert, maybe spring and/or revalve adjustment needed. That’s my only grumble really, otherwise it’s a blast! Especially on smooth roads...

 

I got my total rear sag down to 35mm by winding out 1 1/2 turns of preload, front I seem to move between 41mm and 39mm no matter what I do

 

They were standard but have come out by about four clicks, also softened compression quite a bit. I’m almost out of compression adjustment now, but still have some rebound. Next ride I might back off both all the way and then tighten up one at a time to see what happens. If that doesn’t work I might be booking some new springs

 

I think compression is more the issue as we are crashing into bumps?

 

Have the zip tie on, not quite using all of it, will try to get some help with setup I think. Otherwise it’s great fun, really a blast to ride. And that’s coming from a 1290 Superduke, which had a mental engine that dare I say it was sometimes a bit much on the road, and felt really tall in the twisties; the Speedie is much easier to chuck around and feels more stable in the bends

 

A fair bit but the Speedie is much lower geared plus on the Duke it’s so violent you hardly ever crack the throttle hard unless upright. Speed is much more useable if that makes sense