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Dan Banks's avatar

Ken, I really enjoyed watching your laps on your new bike, was thinking about so much of all the advice and techniques from your podcast and videos while watching it.

Seeing you hit your apexes, listening to when and how slowly you pick up the throttle, trying to identify if it’s an entry or exit corner in advance of you getting there (hard to do on video but I was trying), trying to see where you are picking up and letting off the brakes etc.

It was very helpful and I’ll be watching it again and again, do you have more footage of you lapping that you could post on your Substack?

Thanks Ken

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Ken Hill's avatar

Dan - It's been brought to my attention some voice overs on some of the videos would be a good thing. I'll add more videos and voice overs to the list.

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Jeff Oldham's avatar

I also purchased a '24 STRS to replace the '14 BMW S1000R I'm selling. I found the BMW too much of a handfull on the track, simply a beast. Prior to the BMW I had a '13 Daytona 675R and a '01 R6. At 72 and with "early onset rigor mortis" clip-on's are no longer in my life. Lovin' the STRS and your review of yours and I look forward to its evolution! However, I would appreciate it if you would share what you did to your forks, how much is showing above the triple?

Much thanks for all you've done for the sport and riders, been a long time fan and have learned soooo much from you

- Jeff

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Ken Hill's avatar

I just went out and checked the settings. I'll if I can post a picture of the front fork height:

Front:

Preload - 2 turns out from fully in

Compression - 2.5 turns out from fully in

Rebound - 2.75 turns out from fully in

Rear:

Preload - 1 additional turn stiffer from stock

Compression - 6 clicks out from fully in

Rebound - 8 clicks out from fully in

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Dan Banks's avatar

72 and rocking a new STRS!

Reading this has made me feel a lot better about starting track riding at 43! Thanks Jeff 👍

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Jeff Oldham's avatar

Still doing track days!

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