The longer Koni shocks were nagging away at me still. I have another bike that has a pair of Maxton shocks on that are slightly longer than stock T140 but shorter than the Konis, they have softer springs too. Verdict, they’re a noticeable improvement. Looks like I’ll have to cough up for a pair!
I also re-richened things up a tad by putting the number 3 slides back in. I did this because there was a very short hesitation just off idle, and it was the slides as it’s now cured.
Last weekend I went for a good blast and thought it felt a bit weak in the mid range, I had previously lowered the needle one notch (chasing a nicer plug colour) but this wasn’t the right thing to do, putting the needle back in the middle groove has improved things.
Final recent fiddling was with the front brake. The 13mm master cylinder just caused too much lever travel for my liking. I’ve put the stock one back on which whilst still having that slightly wooden feel, at least has a better lever travel for me.
I’m still not totally happy with this front brake though (Hyde big stainless disc), I expected better to be honest.
The caliper is a cheapo AP copy. Could that be the reason, would a genuine AP caliper function any better? Or is it due to the stainless disc having less friction than iron? Or am I just expecting too much? Anyone know?
I’ll ponder further front brake ideas over the winter along with a few other thoughts I’ve got for some more fiddling.
The eagle eyed amongst you may have noticed I tried to sell this on eBay recently. That was a mistake. Fortunately I realised this and pulled it before anyone bought it!
Maxton shocks in situ. It’s bad news folks, the verdict is clear, these expensive shocks really are actually worth it:
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