Recent content by NC Rick

Really, it will just be the first couple miles. I have scared myself in the driveway just after mounting up a new set, gassing it in the curve having it slide. Just be smooth and gradually add lean angle and throttle application. We commonly head out on to a racetrack with new tires...

Hojo, we are in Fletcher, nc an Asheville "suburb". Been there since 1993.

Thank you for the welcome and kind words folks! 670cc, I did read the forum rules, even clicked on the little box. Hope I have not broken them somehow! I am pretty sensitive about these things. I contacted administration regarding details of becoming an official vendor/site supporter. For now...

Yep, with a shock ( or forks) out of the bike, it totally is preload of the spring. The damping, compression or rebound is only a function of the hydraulic and or friction conversion of motion into heat. Our suspension components are predominantly designed to be sensitive to velocity with the...

Perfectly correct! I had to laugh since when explaining the fact in the shop, I often grab a bit of 2x6 wooden cribbing, place it on the spring and stand on it.

Nice post L.B.S.! As sort of a thought experiment, think of a stiff spring out in the garage, not in a bike. If we step on it, balance all our weight on it, we compress it to a degree based on the springs rate and how much we weigh. Same thing happens on the bike, it is just the total portion of...

I love your photos Roborider! I get to ride out your way on occasion. We have an annual ride over to"Willville" and the Tuggles gap Resturant has the best pie I have ever had!

With regard to servicing shocks, the manufacturers recomended interval should not be confused with quality or longevity. As you asked about Ohlins and Penske ( both brands I am very experianced with) the actual requirements are going to be very similar. Likely, the need to service them would...

Hi folks, My name is Rick and while I have been a motorcycle enthusiast for many years, I do not own an nc700. The "NC Rick" has to do with the state I live in. I am going to start my intro with a big thank you to the NC700 community as the owner of Cogent Dynamics Inc. who design...