z1000 07 model

Lionel · Post by **Lionel** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 7:26 pm

It feels terrible when cornering at 80km (on a bend), feels unsafe.

I think I,ll get suspension looked at, do others say the same about the handling?

s man · Post by **s man** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 8:48 pm

If you want to take a ride up to the central coast, I'll set you bike up for ya[no charge].. PM me if ya like..

Lionel · Post by **Lionel** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 5:41 am

s man wrote:If you want to take a ride up to the central coast, I'll set you bike up for ya[no charge].. PM me if ya like..

Thanks mate i appreciate your offer, I,ll see how things pan out as I don't have a chance to get there soon.

Lionel · Post by **Lionel** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 4:26 pm

Does anyone know the standard sag spec when new on a z1000 07?

Glen · Post by **Glen** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 8:05 am

What are your tyres like? Might be the first place to look as I cant imagine the suspension would be too bad

s man · Post by **s man** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 7:05 pm

Sag 20 to 30 mm front & rear, but thats not the important part to suspension tuning for the road.

Lionel · Post by **Lionel** » Sat Aug 24, 2013 6:27 am

Thanks for that.

MotorMan75 · Post by **MotorMan75** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 9:37 pm

Mate I don't think it's your suspension I have a 2007 Z1000 and have never touched my suspension settings from when i bought it new it runs perfect through the corners. Maybe I've become accustomed to it. Tyres would be the problem I reckon.

Cheers
Marc

6maniac · Post by **6maniac** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 9:41 pm

Reset your front forks & rear shock to factory settings as per owners manual - then adjust to suit.

BarraSpalding · Post by **BarraSpalding** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 8:45 pm

Is 07 and 08 same spec/model?

A mate just bought an 08 and said the front end get floaty and lacks precise turn-in, regardless of on or off power.

Chitchats · Post by **Chitchats** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 9:15 pm

Argh, just sell it and get a Gen 1.

Phil · Post by **Phil** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 12:48 pm

The other, most basic thing to check is tyre pressure. That along with the state of the tyres as Glen pointed out can have a massive impact on the way any bike will handle.

s man · Post by **s man** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 5:20 pm

Very true Phil, without doubt the biggest impact on feel is your tyres..
Start with basic tyre pressure change's & see what that does. Then setup after you have that right.
Exactly why I offered to take a look at Lionel's bike. Suspension tuning over the internet never works..

Lionel · Post by **Lionel** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 6:28 pm

Did I tell everyone, my mechanic adjusted sag, said front forks were far to hard and the tyres had 40.
Felt like a different bike when I rode off.

Cheers everyone.

s man · Post by **s man** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 7:40 am

In what way were the forks hard, Im guessing way to much rebound?
The fork springs are a little soft IMO

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