It's now been a couple of weeks since I finished my prostate cancer treatment and am able to get back to riding. Now I get to see if the suspension mods I had done a couple of months ago are worth it. So far, oh hell yes.
Monday I took a ride up Angeles Crest and today put over 200 miles of mostly slab with some back roads, and I'll tell you the Norge rides so much better than when I got her it's like a completely different bike. Going over some of the rougher patches of I-10, the bike was solid without being stiff. Braking no longer produced pronounced front end dive, in fact there is so little as to be almost on a par with the BMW Paralever system. On ACH, handling in the curves was predictable and felt secure - no bouncing or wallowing and hunting.
I'm a happy camper. If you have a Norge and have not done the suspension upgrade, put it on your Christmas list, it makes a world of difference.
jdg
Monday I took a ride up Angeles Crest and today put over 200 miles of mostly slab with some back roads, and I'll tell you the Norge rides so much better than when I got her it's like a completely different bike. Going over some of the rougher patches of I-10, the bike was solid without being stiff. Braking no longer produced pronounced front end dive, in fact there is so little as to be almost on a par with the BMW Paralever system. On ACH, handling in the curves was predictable and felt secure - no bouncing or wallowing and hunting.
I'm a happy camper. If you have a Norge and have not done the suspension upgrade, put it on your Christmas list, it makes a world of difference.
jdg