About to order Ricor rear shocks... tuning?
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About to order Ricor rear shocks... tuning?
From their webpage, they have 3 options for how to "tune" the rear shocks.
I'm not sure what direction to go here. I like leaning, when I'm solo I (safely) ride a little more aggressively, but I need some serious improvement on the stock shocks. Any ideas?
Cruiser: The name describes it as it will provide a very plush compliant ride. This tune is for the rider looking for the most comfort out of their bike. If you describe your riding style as normally conservative this is the tune for you. This tune will give you the most compliant ride and the least road input. Bottom out resistance is better than stock and other aftermarket shocks.
Sport: For the rider that likes to push it hard most of the time. This tune will have more bottom out resistance than the Cruiser tune, and you will also get additional road feel. This is a good tune for those that don't mind additional inputs from the road. This is the mid range tune between the two.
Super Sport: You want to haul the mail. You want maximum bottom out resistance and don't mind a firm ride. Out of the three tunes you will get the most road input from this tune. If you are aggressive and describe your riding style as riding hard this is the tune for you.
Sport: For the rider that likes to push it hard most of the time. This tune will have more bottom out resistance than the Cruiser tune, and you will also get additional road feel. This is a good tune for those that don't mind additional inputs from the road. This is the mid range tune between the two.
Super Sport: You want to haul the mail. You want maximum bottom out resistance and don't mind a firm ride. Out of the three tunes you will get the most road input from this tune. If you are aggressive and describe your riding style as riding hard this is the tune for you.
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You have a Sporty? I reckon the 'sport' version sounds most suitable, however I'm a bit wary of any shock manufacturer who makes a statement like:
"This tune will have more bottom out resistance than the Cruiser tune...."
Bottoming out is not acceptable with any shock IMHO, so I wouldn't buy Ricor on that premise alone - they can and should have tuned that out completely. I also have Ohlins, on my Glide, which don't bottom out under ANY circumstances, so give Howard of HDF sponsor Motorcycle Metal a call. He offers members discounts......
"This tune will have more bottom out resistance than the Cruiser tune...."
Bottoming out is not acceptable with any shock IMHO, so I wouldn't buy Ricor on that premise alone - they can and should have tuned that out completely. I also have Ohlins, on my Glide, which don't bottom out under ANY circumstances, so give Howard of HDF sponsor Motorcycle Metal a call. He offers members discounts......
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