6th generation rear ride height

Just curious if there is an acceptable/tried and true/specific rear ride height for 6th generation 800's or is factory setting best? Thanks, Gerry

 

I raised the rear 19mm and lowerd the front ( raised the fork tubes ) 3/8"
the bike turns in much faster now.

 

:hss: Kevin is resurface...........:wink:

 

Hey 02 appreciate your. Just buttoning up the DMR premium front and rear setup and curious what others are doing. I guess I need to take it one thing at time.

 

Sorry, I appreciate your input.

 

Going just a bit higher in the rear is enough. I suggest +3mm at the shock which is about 10-12mm at the wheel. Do not lower the front. That actually generates instability that limits performance. To get an ideal front setup different triple clamp offset is needed, so unless you want to make big changes you are stuck with what you've got up there.

 

most people do not ride hard enough for the instability to be noticed. its pretty much out at the ragged edge of the bikes ability. and doing both actually doe make for noticeably improved seat of the pants 'flickability' my preference for handling has been raising the rear and getting clipons with out the rise in them. this gets the back of the bike up and the front of the rider down over the bike. it feels like doing the fork drop but with out the negatives.

 

Instability will rear its ugly head even at very moderate speeds. You won't feel a tank slapper or anything, it will manifest itself as a feeling that you have pushed the bike to its limit. In fact you have, only the bike is much more capable if it were to have more trail. You should try it sometime, I really think you would be surprised at much better your bike handles.

 

Thanks for input guys, good stuff. Still buttoning up my DMr setup as well as getting ahead of myself. Fired up to ride, but winter temperatures have finally hit East Tennessee. Still gonna ride first moderate day possible!

 

This is very correct, however chassis geometry has known good and bad ranges. This is especially true when it comes to the front end (rake and trail specifically). Hiking up the rear and dropping the front on a VFR800 puts it well into the BAD range. As you mention, a good suspension tuner will tell you the same thing.