Suspension question
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 6:35 pm
I can't get my head around this concept so one of you guys who know more than I edumacate me.
Today I found that my RT handles *way* better in the "2-riders" preload setting (than the rider plus luggage) but its quite a harsh ride, since theres only one rider plus I don't even ride with the sidecases--so I guess its operating in the upper extreme of the shock travel....maybe always very close to "topping out"? (is there such a thing?) I'm not sure if the handling is so much better because the suspension is so taught or if its because the front rake angle is decreased by jacking it up like this. Maybe its both--but that harsh ride is bone-jarring when I hit a bump.
So my question is this: am I getting the same results from cranking up the preload as I would from replacing the spring with a higher rate to produce the same amount of sag as cranking the preload? Or would the ride be plusher/less harsher with a new spring as opposed to using extra preload? If so, why? If not, why?
Today I found that my RT handles *way* better in the "2-riders" preload setting (than the rider plus luggage) but its quite a harsh ride, since theres only one rider plus I don't even ride with the sidecases--so I guess its operating in the upper extreme of the shock travel....maybe always very close to "topping out"? (is there such a thing?) I'm not sure if the handling is so much better because the suspension is so taught or if its because the front rake angle is decreased by jacking it up like this. Maybe its both--but that harsh ride is bone-jarring when I hit a bump.
So my question is this: am I getting the same results from cranking up the preload as I would from replacing the spring with a higher rate to produce the same amount of sag as cranking the preload? Or would the ride be plusher/less harsher with a new spring as opposed to using extra preload? If so, why? If not, why?