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Is lighter fluid similar to kerosene? Kerosene is what I’ve used to clean chains for years.

 

Yup, not just for squeaky hinges.

 

Should have similar cleaning properties and be equally as safe on paint I suppose.

 

holy crap that’s a lot of static sag. My quick measuring yesterday was me lifting the rear of the bike up and the wife measuring. When my brother comes over we will get the rear wheel off the ground. I hope your right because my total sag (10mm static & 30mm rider without full gear on) of 40mm is a little more than I would like to start with. And this is with cold suspension fluids as well. It would be nice to be able to compress the spring a little, if not time for a lighter spring. At 12.5 stones I’m hoping the 34/100 spring will be the right spring.

 

If you have another person to help, just take a measurement when the wheel is off the ground on the kick stand. If not I like the wedge technique

 

To measure static sag it requires the tire off or nearly off the ground for the measurement, front and rear, as per Dave Moss. As far as how your bike felt after adjusting static sag, there was more going on than that. Static sags main purpose is to ensure the shock is not topped out and has room to allow for hard impacts that would transmit that impact straight to your ass sending it out of the seat. Rider sag (static plus rider weight) levels your bike from front to rear. Meaning when you sit on it it’s balanced, not compressing down more in the front or rear of the bike. If it’s not level for street riding, it could have a negative impact on the way your bike will handle. What you’re describing sounds like compression and rebound damping issues, not sag issues. If your sag front and rear were balanced it would not have the affects you described above. Blowing through the suspension travel is a compression problem, meaning not enough of the oil is being restricted to slow the fork, or shocks compression. That could have been the front end washing out issue. Also, if rebound isn’t balanced front and rear, and having a controlled rate of return, one end or the other is returning to a neutral position quicker than the other which will upset the balance as well. The ass end of the bike squatting or dragging is ass sounds like the compression is too soft and rebound is way too slow, it shouldn’t squat too much and when it does compress some the rear end should come back up quickly. Just my 2 pennies, or more like 4

 

This is a good watch.

 

Yup, definitely too soft of spring. I’ll have a look for the RR9, that’s pretty cool.

 

That’s exactly what I do with regards to the hot water and a microfibre cloth after each ride. I’ve heard of people using brake cleaner but have never tried it myself. Very nice bike by the way. I alway wanted to ride a Daytona, but never had the chance. Maybe one day.

 

Congrats on the Tiger. That’s a good idea to stick them to the side of the tool box. I also removed the VIN sticker off the frame. It looks a little shabby as it doesn’t stick very well anyway.

 

Alrighty, a quick update on the sag measurements. 12.5 stones without gear.

-Front static 17.5mm
-Front rider 18mm
-Total front sag 35.5mm
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-Rear static 17mm
-Rear rider 18mm
-Total rear sag 35mm