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ES suspension - 'splain me
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<blockquote data-quote="MartyO" data-source="post: 1397407" data-attributes="member: 2193"><p>I've had a recent epiphany regarding my ES suspension. For the last 70,000 miles or so I was quite happy with solo riding; 1-up with bags, Soft -3, Std +1, Hard +3. I would switch between these on my 100 mile round trip daily commute and for sportier weekend riding I would leave it on the hard setting. As stated earlier in this post, the soft was too soft, even at Soft 0. The Standard felt a little mushy and I was happy with the hard.</p><p></p><p>My new enlightenment came after reading a European review on an ES and the tester preferred 2-up for his solo rider settings. I am now using 2-up, Soft -3, Std +1, and Hard +3. With the added preload on the back the soft feels cushy on the freeways but not too much. Standard is so nice, I ride this most of the time, feels just right. On hard, the bike has better turn-in and control and feels very sporty and capable. Wished I would have tried this about 80,000 miles ago.</p><p></p><p>Just my humble opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MartyO, post: 1397407, member: 2193"] I've had a recent epiphany regarding my ES suspension. For the last 70,000 miles or so I was quite happy with solo riding; 1-up with bags, Soft -3, Std +1, Hard +3. I would switch between these on my 100 mile round trip daily commute and for sportier weekend riding I would leave it on the hard setting. As stated earlier in this post, the soft was too soft, even at Soft 0. The Standard felt a little mushy and I was happy with the hard. My new enlightenment came after reading a European review on an ES and the tester preferred 2-up for his solo rider settings. I am now using 2-up, Soft -3, Std +1, and Hard +3. With the added preload on the back the soft feels cushy on the freeways but not too much. Standard is so nice, I ride this most of the time, feels just right. On hard, the bike has better turn-in and control and feels very sporty and capable. Wished I would have tried this about 80,000 miles ago. Just my humble opinion. [/QUOTE]
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