So you have two different opinions and now you are looking for a vote? FFS. You have a suspension tuner but basically instead of taking his advice decide to go on a public forum and second guess him? That’s something special right there.
there's a wealth of information on this board but nobody will have the answers a qualified suspension guy will that knows your setup, your skill and your tracks your on. For me its not trying to find the most amazing suspension guy but the guy who will work with me and i can work with him. I don't use the most popular guy in my area but he'll always answer my phone and customer service is great. in turn my bike feels awesome
Bit harsh but geez, even called out your suspension tuner? To me that is just very disrespectful not to mention why the heck are you even paying him? This is the purest example of an ask-hole.
This will be my first time working with this suspension tuner. Evan Steel who's tuned my suspension in the past has been working full time at his shop and with Kyle Wyman. The tuner that I am going with now isn't as well known as most, thus why I wanted to make sure I start in the right direction. I don't see how that makes me an asshole trying to ensure I start on the correct path. The other reason I'm asking this is because my suspension tuner I plan on using has zero experience at the track I primarily race at, which is the complete opposite of what he usually works on.
Then find a new tuner because obviously this ones not working out. Is he a tuner or a person that just puts suspension together? I don’t want to bad mouth a person I know nothing about but if your tuner has nothing really to offer for “the track you ride most” you need a different tuner.
Clearly you haven't been to Arroyo lol. It's in the middle of nowhere in New Mexico. Unfortunately in Arizona, there are no racing series, so I have to travel out of state wherever I race. The only tuner that frequents there is Evan Steel Performance, who's working as Kyle Wymans mechanic this season. He's an actual tuner, you can view his work on instagram/facebook if you care to. Bobby Loo - Motorrev Suspension Tuning https://www.instagram.com/motorrev_suspensiontuning/
That was my thought as well. If the front is doing everything you want but you're bottoming, why not raise the oil level? I mean as far as my backyard "hack" suspension skills go, that seems like something worth trying.
Data acquisition zip tie strikes again... Suspension changes should be inspired by solving a handling issue. A visual indication of what the fork did once isn't cause for alarm. If you were describing a handling sensation caused by bottoming the forks multiple times per lap, that would be actionable. That said, there is no downside to stretching the carts and I do it as SOP on initial install.
Hello, I'm going to hijack this old thread hoping for an answer for a novice on the topic of this thread. Question: I bought a set of forks with nix 30 carts installed. Also bought a ttx shock from same guy. He told me forks had been extended when the carts were installed by the tuner. As stated above, I'm a novice. Do I need to lengthen the rear shock as well to match the lengthened forks? This may sound like a dumb question, but I learn something from every dumb question I ask. 11 Zx6r