farble Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I intend to upgrade, but not till the end of this riding season. Still, I have done a couple of track days this year on my new bike. After one particularly scary corner bouncing up and down beyond all reason or control, one of the instructors said I should speak to the suspension tech guy in case there was something wrong. I will be having him install whatever he suggests. It is a JRi 35 PRO Inline Single Adjustable shock, and not Ohlins NIX which he said was not as high quality as his recommendation (which I don't remember.) But in the meanwhile, he had this helpful advice. Don't move on the bike when braking and/or turning. Get your body into position before you start to brake or lean the bike. I did this the rest of the day and felt more confident and comfortable in the turns, even while scraping the pegs. I also get my weight off the seat and on the pegs before the bumpy sections. I have to do this on the road I live on or it is way too painful. The few times I did any hard braking I was careful to slowly ease off on the brakes. That was a pretty good introduction to trail braking. In all, it was a good learning experience. By the way, this is in Massachusetts, USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vroomvroom Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 What is your rider weight including gear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckles Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 The Bitubo JBH and XZE11 were easy to install and a huge improvement. Hit up @bellissimoto if you want to check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattonme Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 The NIX-22 is for forks, not shock. If you want to know about suspension, you should probably pick my brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farble Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 I probably weigh 185 with gear. Never weighed myself. The suspension guy is Peter Kates. http://www.computrackboston.com He is often at the track days I do. I know the NIX-22 is for the forks. I wrote the message in a confusing way. I was surprised by his comment about them. Maybe he just wants to sell me something more expensive, but it seems like a good idea to work with someone local personally to upgrade the suspension and set it up for me. I may do the shock myself and send him the fork tubes, or just leave the bike with him for the whole job. I saw that shock on a KTM 390. No external can. Certainly looked solid compared to what's on my bike. In any case, I now know from experience that the work needs to be done, and why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattonme Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Peter is a good guy, I'm sure. He's been around a long time. All of the commercial solutions need work, some more so than others. There's a tidy number of threads on such things if you haven't read thru them yet. I'm going to guess he recommends either the IDS20 kit or the Andreani. I don't think anyone in FZ07-land has tried the IDS - I've sold several to FZ/FJ09 riders. I recommend putting a thinner oil in the 'C' leg than what the spec calls for. If you want no external can, consider the K-Tech Razor Lite shock. It's a serious bargain. Though if you're going to do a lot of track days, I recommend stepping up to the -R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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