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· durata membro
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If a super brace takes away a wobble from the front end at any speed,it's a cover,not a fix.
I run the dunlops long enough to know they won't cause a properly adjusted suspension to cause a wobble.Even if a new metzeler is installed,it's still a cover,not a fix.
Make sure the rear shocks are adjusted correctly.Remove the factory oil from the front forks and install the SE off road racing oil.Set the front end fallaway.Then install the new Metzeler tires.
I also recommend cutting the rear shocks to 12 inches and installing the progressive lowering kit into the front,along w the racing oil.These mods right here will make any VRSC bike launch and handle the way in which it was designed to.
 

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I'd like to try the better valves and the thin oil just as a comparison one day,but with the stock springs removed from both of my V-Rods,Progressive lowering spring kits,SE oil and the stock rear shocks cut to 12 inches and adjusted to 5,my V-Rods handle excellent.
I run my 07 real hard in curves so I do use the brace on the forks.There is a noticeable difference in keeping the bike into the curve with the fat rear tire because of the fork brace,and lowering the front reduces rake.I can keep some nice sharp curves at 130mph all the way to the edge of the chicken strip without the terrible plowing that some fat tire bikes like to do.
The 03 is lower than the 07 and since the 240 has been on it,I don't ride as aggressive because I don't think it's cool to scrape expensive parts.I have 1 inch of travel in the front on the 03 to keep the frame off the bumps when going real slow.It was close to 4 inches of travel from the factory!
I have 1 and a 1/4 travel on the 07.
In stock form,all VRSC's have very nasty mushy suspension due to the fact that there are rules that companys have to follow if they make more than 30,000 production units.
The way in which mine are set up,I would consider calling the style a true Street & Strip setup.The suspension alone brought me down from 1.70 to 1.58's for my 60 ft times.

Then,on the other hand,I have a Softail Heritage that is in stock form and handles as nimble as a bicycle at speeds up to 80mph,mostly due to the negative front caster.
 
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