I test rode one for 4 hours (Urban X ) on a mixture of roads and I am 6'2
I found it pretty comfy and Bar risers would have made it fab
I found it pretty comfy and Bar risers would have made it fab
I'm 5'11" and around 15 stone and have never had an issue with comfort on the Urban. I fitted a set of bar risers, adjusted the bars back slightly and it's good to go. My previous 9T (classic) was uncomfortable bu that's cause i fecked it up with clip on bars etc. Looked cool though..
I test rode one for 4 hours (Urban X ) on a mixture of roads and I am 6'2
I found it pretty comfy and Bar risers would have made it fab
To revive an older thread...Triumph or is that Thaiumph revealed just their version of the 1200 Scrambler...Despite being watercooled it is still 20hp down comopared to the air-cooled TC boxer... But it looks some versions come with Ohlins stereo shocks...
I'm sooooo tempted by an Urban - but it'll be an only bike, not an as well as. Wonder if I'll miss the GSA (which has gone anyway to a good home)
I fancy one too
Budget for a rear shock immediately.....
Yes, heard that mentioned by...everyone who owns one
I'm fat so may overcome the rigid resistance
I found that the standard rear shock on my 2018 urban had way too soft a spring which was causing the harsh bouncy rear ride. It was a 12kg/mm spring as standard which doesn't match with the 0.88kg/mm front fork springs.
Im heavyish at 105kg and fitted a 16kg/mm rear spring and that improved the rear significantly. I also installed racetech type gold emulator valves in the front forks with 50cc less oil. Not perfect suspension but a vast improvement for little money. I can now hit speed bumps as fast as I like for instance.
Ill still replace the rear shock with a Nitron R1 when my warranty runs out and I can better justify the cost.
http://www.racetech.com/page/title/Emulators-How They Work
lots of info on the racetech site if you search around it, you need the 36mm version
part no FEGV s4301 for the scrambler or UGS.
Shocktech, brook suspension and other UK suspension specialists sell them for about £170.
You can alternatively install the much cheaper YSS copies available from wemoto website (£67),
https://www.wemoto.com/components/forkparts/yssforkvalves
pick the 36mm version. There is little setup technical info from YSS but I would use 140mm oil air gap and 2 turns on emulator preload spring with 10w oil.
Racetech recommend 15w oil so might be worth trying that if your a heavier rider. I would also try a little more main fork spring preload as I left as standard sag setting on the spacer length, but I think it needs a little more preload after the oil qty reduction change, say 5mm more. You have to cut a little off the spacer for the emulator to fit, so your cutting a bit less off
The only tricky bit with fitting is you need to drill a couple more holes in the damper rod, which I was nervous doing but turned out fine in the end. These would be easy enough to weld up if I want to revert back to standard.
I can now at least adjust the forks for compression and rebound and has made the front suspension acceptable.
Im sure the ohlins/andreani cartridge adjustable inserts are better still but at £500 or much more.