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Rode the bike to James Wood @ JWR suspension yesterday in Louth, Lincolnshire.
Strangely, before I fitted the new Ohlins rear shock, the front felt less harsh on bumpy roads (with the standard Sachs shock).
Afterwards, the front felt awful. On bumpy roads, it felt like riding an unsprung bicycle over corrugated iron sheets. The rear felt good however.
So James backed the front compression damping off by 2 clicks, then 4, which improved the ride considerably. The rear is very supple and comfortable over uneven surfaces (with a couple of turns off the preload). I have taken another 2 clicks off the compression damping at the front but have yet to ride it. I'll see how it feels over the Weekender. I prefer the suspension to be accommodating rather than harsh but obviously, I don't want it soft and wallowy. Looks like the standard settings on the rear shock are not far off for me.
It feels less 'perched' over the front than it did & more like I am sitting 'in' the bike rather than 'on' it.
Work in progress!
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