First ride out on some 2009 Vanilla's I picked up recently. I weigh 74kg/163lbs and am using the recommended blue spring ( Rider weight 150-180lbs), so it should be spot on, but I must only be getting 60mm of travel, no matter what. Thought I was going mad, so, before you ask, I have checked the lockout is off and that's even with compression damping set to minimum. Seems unaffected no matter what I do with preload or rebound damping.
Are the recommended spring weights known to be a little on the high side? (Like RS air pressures)- should I go down to the next softer than recommended (purple?) spring - or could something more serious be wrong? It feels like I'm riding an almost rigid bike or as if I've got the lockout on. Help please....What weight are you and what spring are you using?
