Re: '75 CB550 Gulf - round two
Hey, that makes sense about the spring rate. I'll see about swapping springs.
Tyler, going back to your suggestion that the forks have too much damping. That got me thinking. Under 50mph, the forks like to pogo. Or I thought it was a pogo; it's more of vibration. Anyways, I've got insomnia tonight, so spent the last few hours digging up info about this, and found this interesting bit:
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=609345
Exactly my situation, and post #3 really struck a chord with me.
You know how, during a ride, you can look down at the bike's shadow and watch the forks follow every little bump in the road, yet the bike stays still? Well I found myself noticing that my forks don't do that at speeds under 50. Basically I watched them not work, and remain rigid at slower speeds. It seems that I may have mistaken the harsh/bumpy ride as a lack of damping, when it was really just stiff as hell. Sound reasonable?
Hey, that makes sense about the spring rate. I'll see about swapping springs.
Tyler, going back to your suggestion that the forks have too much damping. That got me thinking. Under 50mph, the forks like to pogo. Or I thought it was a pogo; it's more of vibration. Anyways, I've got insomnia tonight, so spent the last few hours digging up info about this, and found this interesting bit:
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=609345
Exactly my situation, and post #3 really struck a chord with me.
You know how, during a ride, you can look down at the bike's shadow and watch the forks follow every little bump in the road, yet the bike stays still? Well I found myself noticing that my forks don't do that at speeds under 50. Basically I watched them not work, and remain rigid at slower speeds. It seems that I may have mistaken the harsh/bumpy ride as a lack of damping, when it was really just stiff as hell. Sound reasonable?