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Raising the rear ride height on Ducati ST bikes will transform the handling and is highly recommended. If your bike does not have a length adjustable link arm, then you can find/install one easily enough. The "rule of thumb" is to raise the rear so with new tires the rear tire is about 5-10 mm's off the ground with bike on CS. Remember to redial your pre-load and damping settings frt and rear too and readjust the chain as well.as I've been getting to know my ST4 and pushing the bike harder, I've begun to find that in very sporty riding, I can't trust the front end.
Last night, I finally figured out what it has got to be - the weight distribution. There just isn't enough weight over the front.
On my last two bikes (BMW F800S, BMW S1000RR), I pulled the forks through to lower the front to varying degrees. So clearly I need to do this as well.
I'm looking at the triple clamp however, and I can't see how the forks can be pulled through, due to the way the handlebars are attached.
Also, is there a way to lift the rear? I really want to get this bike's setup sorted out; in order to get it to do what I want, I have to sit very forward to try to weight the handlebars as much as possible.
Or am I just reaching the limits of the ST4? I highly doubt that - this is a Ducati, after all.