Pierobon swing arm on a Panigale V4
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The tank or the Swingarm?
If you mean the Swingarm, the local shop I use is LAP Performance…they do good work with extensive MotoAmerica race team support background.
On setup getting that dialed in was an adventure…getting the spring rate sorted for my high rider weight, the extended Swingarm, and the linear shock length took me months to get sorted. Eventually a local engineer that all of us know from the track used his contacts in Ohlins to get them to spec the valving and spring rate correctly for me. RoadRacerX got me sorted on the damping and geometry. With a few finishing touches by Dave Moss at the track looking at actual tire wear.
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Haha…sorry man, it’s late here, you said Swingarm but for some reason, maybe from the other thread I had subframe in my head…
The main thing with the Pierobon Swingarm is getting the spring rate and damping rates right. You need a MUCH heavier spring because of the extra leverage. I was running a 110 or 115 spring before the Swingarm, Ohlin’s engineers spec’d a 130 spring for it and that works great at my weight, so you can probably infer about how much you need to go up in spring rate at your weight.
The ride height is about the same as you would set it up with the OEM Swingarm, though I did over time have to increase my Offset in the front of the bike to get it turning well.
The main thing with the Pierobon Swingarm is getting the spring rate and damping rates right. You need a MUCH heavier spring because of the extra leverage. I was running a 110 or 115 spring before the Swingarm, Ohlin’s engineers spec’d a 130 spring for it and that works great at my weight, so you can probably infer about how much you need to go up in spring rate at your weight.
The ride height is about the same as you would set it up with the OEM Swingarm, though I did over time have to increase my Offset in the front of the bike to get it turning well.
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No extra instructions about setup, Pierobon leaves you to sort that on your own lol
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So you’re consulting the internet and not using practical experience? ....... hypocrite.
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Call up Barni mate, they have instructions
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Asking Steven who has one rather than a fookwit wannabe tattoo..
fool all to do with the internet !
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how much is that swingarm? Asking for a friend
in uk pounds I understand it to be around 3-5K depending on you supplying your own arm or not.
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