Gen 1 k2 bussa

[mark3evo]

not heard of leaks on a Stock damper, to be honest you could just ride without it, i did for years
MCT of stowmarket which tunes most busas i know says they are a waste of time if suspension is properly set up

and i was about 220lbs MCT ( i am 199 lbs now) fitted 10% stiffer front springs

 

[mark3evo]

When i did Cadwell park i was advised 30psi in Front and 27 psi in the rear
it can depend on tyre types - it felt abit loose until warmed up , so i run (very occasionally )
Front 30 psi and Rear 32 psi

 

[K1CKSTER]

not heard of leaks on a Stock damper, to be honest you could just ride without it, i did for years
MCT of stowmarket which tunes most busas i know says they are a waste of time if suspension is properly set up

and i was about 220lbs MCT ( i am 199 lbs now) fitted 10% stiffer front springs

That is good to here, someone of similar weight being able to give me some sort of answer. Thank you

 

[mark3evo]

the 1st time i ran a trackday on busa it blew my fork seals

and they were the original OEM fork springs - pre MCT

 

[K1CKSTER]

When i did Cadwell park i was advised 30psi in Front and 27 psi in the rear
it can depend on tyre types - it felt abit loose until warmed up , so i run (very occasionally )
Front 30 psi and Rear 32 psi

30 front and 32 rear sounds good to me. I did that with my 98 XZ9R on brand hatch. Again, thank you.

 

[K1CKSTER]

the 1st time i ran a trackday on busa it blew my fork seals

and they were the original OEM fork springs - pre MCT

There's a nice bit of confidence building

 

[mark3evo]

There's a nice bit of confidence building

I must have been unlucky - no i should have said , i had weepage afterwards
so the term blown was incorrect

 

[K1CKSTER]

Well I am gonna take it easy for the first couple of sessions and just mould with the bike and then push it once I an happy

 

[K1CKSTER]

Hello and good day to all. So I have an update after my track day if anyone is interested

 

[Bumblebee]

Hello and good day to all. So I have an update after my track day if anyone is interested

Of course we are interested.....

 

[K1CKSTER]

So the day started out wet and the rain was relentless,
But made the most of it, got one session without it raining but of course the track was still wet

 

[K1CKSTER]

Not having the steering damper was not really noticeable, but did discover that my front brakes were a bit spongy, so may have air in the system. First time taking the bussa on track was a success

 

[dadofthree]

Thanks for the reply mabupa, did all my old decals today and love the way it looks now.

I have had many bikes in the past and never had a steering damper so I feel like I won't miss it.

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Track days, I’d run a tire for that. I like the Bridgestone S22, I would fix the steering damper , saved me more than once. Tank slappers are bad, steering dampers are good

 

[dadofthree]

I forgot to mention running a 55 vs 50 on the rear will help turn in

 

[K1CKSTER]

Track days, I’d run a tire for that. I like the Bridgestone S22, I would fix the steering damper , saved me more than once. Tank slappers are bad, steering dampers are good

I just got the new damper through the post yesterday so it will be going on this week, the pilot power 2ct were good, just a shame it was wet, would have loved to get the knee down

 

[K1CKSTER]

I forgot to mention running a 55 vs 50 on the rear will help turn in

I was planning in taking the rear from a 190 to a 200 to get the same effect of a 55

 

[K1CKSTER]

Waiting are you talking front 55? Forget this one! You are talking back tyre.

 

[dadofthree]

Not having the steering damper was not really noticeable, but did discover that my front brakes were a bit spongy, so may have air in the system. First time taking the bussa on track was a success

Braided lines if you’re running the factory lines will help

 

[dadofthree]

I was planning in taking the rear from a 190 to a 200 to get the same effect of a 55

190/200 are tire width, 50/55 are tire height. 190/55 IMHO

 

[dadofthree]

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