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Old 12-10-2008, 04:49 PM   #34
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I'm pretty light so the springs were too stiff for my weight, it did not absorb anything, yet at the same time the forks had too much brake dive (felt like they were low on oil), they seemed to have too much stiction as well, did not feel good no matter what settings I tried, and the shock felt like it had lost all of its damping due to heat exposure from the exhaust, which several other people on the Aprilia board have complained about too. At the time I also had an R6 and I liked it better so I sold the Aprilia.
I've thought my springs were to stiff for me as well, but wasn't so sure I wanted to alter the way the bike handled.

Until I cranked it up getting on the highway, and hit an expansion bump hard on the gas at ~90, At which point I realized just how good the suspension on the bike really was, and knew I just didn't ride it hard enough for the stock springs.....
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