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also no offense but 250 w/o gear is going to make the rear handle way different. How tall are you?
 
Front wasn't too bad but that geometry didn't help im sure was told the brake lines were joined 2* stress, i was more concerned with the rear that day. im 6'0, and yes running the older tire setup until i wear out the front. Going 310 I think is going to be a good enough change to test it out I don't want to go shorter.
 
Was definitely the rear height, fixed the geometry, had a ton of traction rear tire was smooth side to side not shredding the edges, no rubber boogers, also front looked great no stress there either.
 
I had a similar experience. I switched to the taller WSBK profile Pirelli's and tested them out at the track a few days ago. I naively anticipated some steering or other issues up front but never experienced any. Instead, I did notice unusual lack of grip on turn exists as my pace increased, which I attributed to exceedingly hot track temps or incorrect tire pressure. I also had some new wear patterns that I never saw before. A guru nearby suggested I take out a little shock preload and damping, and sure enough, that did the trick. Drive grip was immediately improved, I went 2 seconds faster, and set my all time fastest speed on the straight by 3 MPH.

I reviewed my videos afterward and listened for the DTC kicking in, and it was pretty clear. Prior to the change, DTC was kicking in on many exits and sometimes in a straight line in 3rd gear, unsettling the bike, and I almost high-sided once. After the change (-1 mm preload, -2 clicks compression) the bike was very planted and stable under hard acceleration. I'm a believer now: rear ride height and/or shock play does have a profound effect, and the 5mm taller 200/65 can muck with your setup!

From my tuning book:
SYMPTOM: sudden loss of rear traction on acceleration
CAUSE: insufficient squat
POSSIBLE REMEDIES: reduce compression damping, reduce rear preload, reduce rear ride height, lower the forks, reduce front rebound damping, or lower the swingarm pivot.

I think the strength of the V4 is acceleration so I'm going to pay more attention to optimizing the rear settings for exit drive. Fun stuff!
 
Played around with more TC settings running SC1s and found that it is absolutely more active on DTC 1 more so than 2 3 4, on DTC 5 or 6, it doesn't even come on, period. You guys were right, thanks for that. Confirmed with my DDA. However, still no yellow light, I've gotten over the fact mentally that the system is actually working, as confirmed by the DDA, but any thoughts as to why the yellow light doesn't come on? Does it have to meet a certain threshold for it to flash?
 

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I've also done an ABS delete, and just left the plugs in, but theres no way to measure what the system is doing or thinking. Karl, I know you aren't using a stock dash, but anyone else with ABS delete and slicks on DTC 1 getting TC lights?
 

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