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Diveboy 04-04-06 09:05 PM

14 stone how should I set the suspension?
 
As it says I'm 6'2" and 14 stone 9 pounds. I know nothing about setting suspension up so any help greatly received. Its a 2004 K4.

ianofbhills 04-04-06 10:49 PM

Hey are you me?

I'm 6'2" nearly 14 stone 9 pounds (nearer 15 :wink: ) and ride a k4 svs in blue and am from Newcastle (but live in dundee :( ).

From reading the countless posts on here about suspension i decided that no matter how much preload you apply to either end i am just to heavy for the stock suspension to cope.

I have swapped my springs for some stiffer k tech linear ones and swapped the oil to 15w on the front which transformed the bike enormously.

I also swapped my rear shock for a nearly new gsxr item which also had similar benifits and i can now adjust my damping on the rear.

Have a search for some other posts then you can read up on what people have done, there are loads related to suspension as its so rubbish as standard.

creamerybutter 05-04-06 11:24 AM

Is the GSXR item a direct swap?

Flamin_Squirrel 05-04-06 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by creamerybutter
Is the GSXR item a direct swap?

You have to cut the battery box slightly, and buy a mounting nut&bolt for £3. Other than that, yes.

Halonic 05-04-06 11:43 AM

a slightly reduced pie quota may also be of benefit

Peter Henry 05-04-06 12:48 PM

Turning off the weight sensor microphone might prevent you from becoming vexed,very vexed. :wink: :?

Diveboy 05-04-06 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Halonic
a slightly reduced pie quota may also be of benefit

Its all muscle matey 8)

PoRk ChOp 06-04-06 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diveboy
Its all muscle matey 8)

It's all pies more like :wink:

Diveboy 06-04-06 10:08 AM

Don't listern to PoRk ChOp He eats pies and tells lies. :wink:

Speaking of Pies I have a French lad working in my department for 5 months and he had never had a pie as they don't have them in France (WTF!). So I brought him one in from my local butchers. He loved it. Next day he brought me a fecking Quiche in nasty fecking things they are I mean its a ruddy tart init :lol:

Anyway I digress. I think I'm going to fit a GSXR shock which model shock fits a K4?

Flamin_Squirrel 06-04-06 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diveboy
Anyway I digress. I think I'm going to fit a GSXR shock which model shock fits a K4?

Any K series.


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