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chriswillis

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Suspension setup near Northants
« on: November 08, 2010, 05:03:48 PM »

Hi all

I have a gen3 10r following on from my gen2 10r i had about 2 years ago. The suspension to me seems quite a bit stiffer - has anyone else found this? Not sure if its been adjusted for previous rider or anything though.

I havent really got a clue about suspension setup and wondered if anyone knew of a good place that isnt too far from Northampton that could do it for me, sag, compression and rebound etc.

Many thanks for any help/advice  :icon_thumright:

Chris
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Re: Suspension setup near Northants
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2010, 05:05:38 PM »

Forgot to say - i am about 10 1/2 stone WITHOUT kit.
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Re: Suspension setup near Northants
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2010, 05:10:20 PM »

Oh AND... i do get headhake when going for it and a lot of people say this is because the stock ohlins damper is crap. Although i am aware it shouldnt even really have an ohlins badge on it, i have also read that getting a new damper is only really masking the problem of bad suspension setup.

Hopefully someone can help .....   :dontknow:
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Re: Suspension setup near Northants
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2010, 11:59:40 PM »

Hello mate. I think I can answer this. First of all the "stock" ohlins damper is made on a budget. As stock it isn't the best. However it can be revalved to work well. Now then, if you are shaking its head thats not neccesarily down to bad suspension or anything being bad, maybe lots of beans making the front lift and begin to search which will twitch its head. The guy I have used to set up suspension on my ZX6R ('06 model), on my ZX10R ('06 model) and now on my ZX10R  and ZX6R on '08 &'09 models is Pete Clifford who owns and runs Actiforce suspension. He does the suspension support for Hottrax and does alot of the suspension support work on the BSB grid. He can revalve (and explain) what the Ohlins shock needs to be doing. He knows his stuff and is a nice fella. Search the net under actiforce racing. He is in Lincolnshire, he can by arrangement set you up if you visit him or try catching him on a track day and he will work with you all day to set you up. Thats my peneths worth.
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Re: Suspension setup near Northants
« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2010, 11:57:43 AM »

Cheers for the advice bud. Yeah i know i can get the standard ohlins re-valved but really want to make sure my suspension is set right for my weight first, then go down that route if needed afterwards.

actiforce racing looks like a quality set-up but it is quite some distance away from me  :roll:
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Re: Suspension setup near Northants
« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2010, 12:21:50 PM »

The guy I have used to set up suspension on my ZX6R ('06 model), on my ZX10R ('06 model) and now on my ZX10R  and ZX6R on '08 &'09 models is Pete Clifford who owns and runs Actiforce suspension. He does the suspension support for Hottrax and does alot of the suspension support work on the BSB grid. He can revalve (and explain) what the Ohlins shock needs to be doing. He knows his stuff and is a nice fella. Search the net under actiforce racing. He is in Lincolnshire, he can by arrangement set you up if you visit him or try catching him on a track day and he will work with you all day to set you up. Thats my peneths worth.

 :iamwithstupid: +1 for pete clifford, met him on a hottrax day at Donington in Sept and he setup and balanced my standard suspension on my 10, gave me loads more confidence and my times improved by quite a bit.

We discussed what direction to go with after market stuff later on but at no time did he try to push me into anything, he will be top of my list when I do upgrade, and as robbo says a really nice fella  :icon_thumright:
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Re: Suspension setup near Northants
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2010, 10:11:33 PM »

Hi Chris, this guy may be closer for you http://www.mctsuspension.com/home.htm
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Re: Suspension setup near Northants
« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2010, 11:31:12 AM »

Cheers buddy i will have a look into these - i have heard of them before too which is always nice to hear...
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