ozjohnno

an 81 suzuki GSX 250 an 84 yammy FJ1100 (16" front hoop made for interesting times) a 94 honda CBR1000F (loverly so long as you didnt push too hard in the corners) a 2008 ZX14 (put into a tree, but it handled great up till that point) and I currently own a 2010 Ducati multistrada 1200s (which Im taking to the holy isle this weekend for css lev 1 & 2) a 86 BMW R65 (beryl, my dads bike which I inherited on his passing) a 1981 XJ550 seca (project bike). next bike will be a mid 2000's DR650 so I can go play in the dirt, (I stopped drinking the ducati marketing dept koolaid. The Multi is not much of an offroad bike, too pretty, too delicate and too bloody expensive to fix when you do drop it).

I am a 2 finger braker. I put some nice CNC racing shorties to make it easier for me to use 2 fingers on my multistrada 1200s that way I can roll off the throttle and onto the brake in one smooth movement Cheers OZ

Hey blokes, thanks for the feedback The kwaka manual recommends 42 psi front and rear ! This seemed a little high for me too, so I dropped it a couple of pounds. when setting up for a ride through the twisties I will drop it a couple of pounds more to start with and see how that goes. As for measuring tyre pressure, I went and spent $20 on a digital gauge (which I keep in my pocket) and I always measure cold. a mate told me about 'the funky chicken' last year...... and am a big fan of the manouver even though it is hard to look cool while your doing it. I have been reading up on the forums and yeah, the standad suspension is set up of a 75kg (165 pound) jockey and not a 'generously proportioned' fella like myself (weigh in @ 115kg (253 pound) in full gear) so it is hidiously undersprung..... I hope to drop the bike into PTR racing for suspension tuning and a trip on the suspension dyno later this year. Im loving the bike though and have done a little over 52,000km in the 20 months I have owned it. thanks again blokes OZ(johnno)

Hi there, I have been having a problem with cornering and I though I would try you guys to see if I get some sensible suggestions as to how to handle it. first some paremeters Bike: kwaka zx14 2008se tyres: michelan PR2's Tyre pressure 40psi The problem only seems to happen when I am pushing my zx14 through a set of twisties fairly hard (double indicated +10km/hr). I sometimes feel the front end starting to slide just a little bit, it makes a kind of crackling sound and it kind of feels like a car does when it understeers.... Im wondering what Im doing wrong. In my mind tyres are designed by people who are a lot clever'er than me to work together as a pair so Im thinking that the rear should be letting go first. Is this the case ?? Im hoping the minister for war and finance will be getting me a CSS level 1 course for my birthday (she asked me this morning if it was covered by my insurance co as 'rider training', which it is) so its definately on the cards. is this a prob they will be able to fix @ level 1 ?? any thoughts on tyre choice, pressure, what I should be doing with my body position, throttle etc ? any input would be appreciated thanks in advance OZ