Tue May 20 12:10:48 1997 - Message No. 847
From: Martin Franz

Subject: RE: screens, locks and chains


Hi,
>>> I may be imagining things but I felt sure my bike handled better when
it
>>> was new than it does now.  The front end feels increasingly vague -
can...
the front fork is filled with a very light oil at 0km to let the fork "run
in". depending on your driving style (on road/off road, etc...), the fork
is "run in" at about 6.000km. at this point, the fork start's to have too
less damping -> reduced feedback -> vague feeling.
You get new and harder (think it is sae15) oil at 12.000km service and your
"problems" may suddenly disapear. 
>>>keep sliding, long wheelbase, etc.
IMHO: if you want to try/learn sliding, use more enduro style tires like
the Dunlop trialmax and not "street types", like the micheline T66. I made
the experience on an handling course, that, though posible, with the T66, I
had much more stress because of IMHO very poor feedback. offroads, on a
lawn, the only "feedback" I got was, that I had to pick up my bike from the
ground :-)))
have a nice slide, martin


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