Hi Chaps, I need some advice.
I've been fixing and fettling the bike in anticipation of the West Wales trip, nothing major, but something I've done seems to have changed the behaviour of the bike, or something's worn to the point where it's letting me know its unhappy...
Changes Made in the last Fortnight:1.
New Back Tyre fitted (Pilot Road 4)
2.
New Gel touring seat fitted (around 15mm higher than stock)
3.
Longer Dog-Bones fitted (145mm) - lowering rear by 14mm
4.
Dropped front forks by 14mm
5.
Replaced Brake & Clutch levers (popped the cam on the old brake lever - effing cheap chinese crap!)
6.
Fitted foam hand grips (approx 5mm thick)
7.
Fitted old shims behind rear brake pads (now the pads are worn enough to fit them)
Lowering the bike changed the handling completely for the better - the gel saddle was making things uncomfortably top heavy and I was on tip-toes all the time, even on one foot!
The Problem:I used to be able to open the throttle from 5k in 6th and she'd take off like a scalded cat - even on the old death wing, but now - every time it give it some stick, she screams up to 7.5 or 8k, with no acceleration at all.
It doesn't feel like wheelspin, as the back doesn't slide or wiggle at all.
The clutch seems to work perfectly at lower speeds, bites properly like it always has.
I can get to any (legal...+) speed with more 'careful' acceleration.
It's only when I give her some wellie she sits there and screams at me
... WTF is it?
I was careful to run-in the back tyre gently, and on close inspection it doesn't show any surface tearing, scrubbing or ripping.
The only thing I've been doing differently lately is lifting & coasting down hills, which does mean re-engaging the clutch at speed in high gear - but I' always careful to match gears to the speed I'm doing and feathering the clutch/throttle for the smoothest transitions
I'm stumped...
Any Ideas?