Handling

[Jayboy]

Will check mine later, pm me your e-mail and I will send you the pdf mate.

Jay.

[VTRSP2]

Always find the SP2 very precise, & it appears to get better the quicker the pace.

A few things I'd check before doing anything twidling;-

Tyres - condition & pressure.
Head bearings - if they're original & the last owner(s) were a bit of hamfisted monkey, they may be notchy/knackered & need replacing.

Put it all back to standard settings then start from there.

[David451]

Always find the SP2 very precise, & it appears to get better the quicker the pace.

A few things I'd check before doing anything twidling;-

Tyres - condition & pressure.
Head bearings - if they're original & the last owner(s) were a bit of hamfisted monkey, they may be notchy/knackered & need replacing.

Put it all back to standard settings then start from there.

Tyres are new,pressures are fine, the head bearings are new as well, done by Honda before I got the bike.

Thanks anyway.

[scottbeem]

I would start with TYRE PRESSURES, so often overlooked. I bought mine last April only done a couple of hundred miles on it, guy I bought it from was 15 stone + he had paid someone to set up the sussies for him could only notice that the rear was a wee bit stiff and brakes a bit soft. Rode it from Pontey up to Borders handled great. A696/A68 of a late spring evening ..Sublime. Its a work in progress now

[Jayboy]

Good point, tyre pressures, except all bike pressures from the Manufacturers and tyre makers all now just quote a generic 36F/42R for the road.

I find that too hard and normally plump for around 33F/38R instead and I am a 15 stoner... works for me.

Must agree, these bikes - similarly with my old RSV, only seem to make sense once the pace gets up and above legal road speeds.

Start with standard suspensions settings and then try the PB ones I am about to send you... if anyone else is curious, pm me for the pdf too.

[chippie]

Same reply as most, this bike needs riding swiftly any hesitation cornering will make it drift it needs to be "powered" all the way round the corners ,you cant get away with coasting it and picking up the power mid corner easily.
When on the gas and correctly set up it WILL pull away from most bikes through the corners it is a dream.

[David451]

Same reply as most, this bike needs riding swiftly any hesitation cornering will make it drift it needs to be "powered" all the way round the corners ,you cant get away with coasting it and picking up the power mid corner easily.
When on the gas and correctly set up it WILL pull away from most bikes through the corners it is a dream.

My forks are dropped well through the tripples and want to raise them back up a bit.

Are the measurements given to the bottom of the blue cap or the top.

Any idea how to support the bike without a paddock stand to allow me to raise them through.

[VTRSP2]

From the Honda Workshop Manual, this should give you the info you need:-

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Hope that helps

[David451]

From the Honda Workshop Manual, this should give you the info you need:-

SP1 Fork.jpg

SP1 Fork 2.jpg

Hope that helps

Thanks for that, all I need to do is figure a way to take the weight to allow me to move them now.

[steve p]

A tuning/ handling specialist for SP's told me to drop the front end 5mm max 7mm so bring the forks up through the clamps this much.