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·Got my '01 S4 [used] a couple months ago and am very happy with it. The previous owner had Pro-Italia risers installed on it - raises the stock mounts about 2". Anyway, I want to quicken the steering a bit and load some more weight on the front end, so I checked out where the fork legs were clamped by the triple clamps. I was shocked to notice that Pro-Italia clamped the forks about 5mm BELOW the top surface of the top triple clamp. I've never seen this before ... I expected to see it level with the top surface, or maybe see the fork legs protrude above the top surface a little.
I'm thinking of dropping the clamps down so that the top of the fork legs are flush with the top surface of the clamp, but wanted to get some advice first.
After browsing through some DML Tech information, I noticed a "blurb" where someone seemed to ask Ducati and they claimed raising the clamps (lowering the fork tubes) would quicken / improve steering, but this doesn't seem logical to me. Does anyone know anything about this subject that I'm missing?
While I'm at it, does anyone have some advice on set up? I'm about 200 lbs and ride fairly "street-sportingly" (no track time for this bike planned). Based on how it handles now, I'm planning to drop the front end down a bit, raise the rear ride height and crank up the rear pre-load and compression damping a bit (the front fork seems good to me now). I realize this is all subjective, but I'd appreciate some advice from you guys that have already climbed the learning curve and are happy with your set-ups.
Many thanks,
SB
I'm thinking of dropping the clamps down so that the top of the fork legs are flush with the top surface of the clamp, but wanted to get some advice first.
After browsing through some DML Tech information, I noticed a "blurb" where someone seemed to ask Ducati and they claimed raising the clamps (lowering the fork tubes) would quicken / improve steering, but this doesn't seem logical to me. Does anyone know anything about this subject that I'm missing?
While I'm at it, does anyone have some advice on set up? I'm about 200 lbs and ride fairly "street-sportingly" (no track time for this bike planned). Based on how it handles now, I'm planning to drop the front end down a bit, raise the rear ride height and crank up the rear pre-load and compression damping a bit (the front fork seems good to me now). I realize this is all subjective, but I'd appreciate some advice from you guys that have already climbed the learning curve and are happy with your set-ups.
Many thanks,
SB