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Dave Wolfe · July 4th, 2016, 05:23 PM

Now that i've discovered the black freaking magic of trail adjustments, Im curious how other track riders prefer their steering to behave. Do you like to hold a little bar pressure one way or the other mid corner, or do you prefed the bike to hold its lean angle without steering input from you? Do your ninjette stand up in turns when you apply gentle braking?

Right now (after raising front end & taking out 1 click of shock preload), mine is doesnt require bar input mid turn when im centered on the seat but tends to drop into the turn a little when I hang off of the seat a bit. Im thinking id prefer for it to be neutral when im hanging off. Mine does not tend to stand up under braking at all, which I love, as all the bikes I had in my younger days (ex500 and a couple gsxr's) would stand up under braking, which sorta stunk in hindsight knowing that its not normal.

July 4th, 2016, 05:23 PM	#1
Dave Wolfe CCS Amateur #501 Name: Dave Location: Iowa Join Date: Jun 2015 Motorcycle(s): '09 250 SE 'Booger' Posts: 406	Preferred steering behavior? Now that i've discovered the black freaking magic of trail adjustments, Im curious how other track riders prefer their steering to behave. Do you like to hold a little bar pressure one way or the other mid corner, or do you prefed the bike to hold its lean angle without steering input from you? Do your ninjette stand up in turns when you apply gentle braking? Right now (after raising front end & taking out 1 click of shock preload), mine is doesnt require bar input mid turn when im centered on the seat but tends to drop into the turn a little when I hang off of the seat a bit. Im thinking id prefer for it to be neutral when im hanging off. Mine does not tend to stand up under braking at all, which I love, as all the bikes I had in my younger days (ex500 and a couple gsxr's) would stand up under braking, which sorta stunk in hindsight knowing that its not normal.