I did and do feel a difference, the front end dives a bit less under braking and feels pretty stiff. The factor might be how much you weigh. Me I'm lucky if I top a 170 pounds. If you weigh considerably more your performance is going to varry.

I've been wondering if the internals from the R1 forks would slip into our setup. I'd love to have the rebound damping and other adjustments.

 

I weight 185 pounds,, I will try to tighten it to #1 and feel the difference.
Paul

 

where are these adjustments you are talking about? i didn't know there was anything other than tightening up the nut on the top of the forks? guess i sould read my shop manual..

 

That's all it is, just thightening or loosening the nut on top of the fork,
By the way now I feel the difference, Does not dive that much.
Paul

 

Hey Paul another suggestion I learned from riding my supermotard bike, is if you skim the rear brake a little as you stop it can go a long way toward eliminating front end dive. It's hard for me to get used to as I tend to ignore the rear brake on a lot of bikes but this one is so heavy and the weight moves forward so much during braking that the rear really does help out. You might even be able to lighten up on the preload again.

Another way to go might be to put slightly heavier fork oil in. On my old Ducati, I put a bit heavier oil and a 1/4 inch spacer...well my dealer did, I just asked them too.

Personally I'm hoping that Racetech will make us a new sportier set of springs for the front and rear, as I think the bike would handle even better with a little stiffer/controlled setup.

Have you tried putting a tad bit more preload in the rear shock? I'm not sure how much it will help the front end issue, but you may find you'll get a more balanced ride front to back. Sometimes it's the rear that is the problem and not the front and vice versa. It may be the stock shock's bouncy nature and making the front act up a little.

Anyhow, I say fiddle a little, Back off the preload up front one turn and put in a turn or two on the rear.

I was considering buying Baron's heavier rear spring and putting it on my never-to-be-lowered bike to see if it stiffened up the ride in a controlled manner. Blah blah blah

 

Hey JF , Thanks for all your thoughts and experience, I don't use the rear brake that much and that may be most of my diving problem.
I like also the BLAH BLAH BLAH, That's very explicative.LOL! LOL!

 

That rear shock comes from the factory set to the lowest preload, very cushy. I set mine to be midway between soft and hard. Made a definite difference in the ride, bike rear does not dip anywhere near as much going over depressions in the road, just rides "tighter". I also raised the front preload to #3.