Emulators
 

Right. I've decided I'm going to buy some Racetech emulators. The firmer springs and thicker oil have improved things a lot over stock but the high speed damping is far too hard.

Before I go straight to PDQ for the emulators are there any sv650.org recommended retails? Anyone who is particularly helpful when it comes to setup etc.

P.

Re: Emulators
 

I bought mine from the US, and ended up paying about £160 for oil, springs and emulators. I don't know how they compare here.

As for setup, it is down to personal preference, though the instructions will give you recommended settings for road or race setups, so start there and adjust accordingly. robw#70 knows a lot about these, so maybe drop him a PM or he may be along shortly anyway. :D

Re: Emulators
 

Didn't you get stung for inport tax?

P.

Re: Emulators
 

No, I had it sent to my sister and she then packaged it all up with a note saying 'Happy Birthday - I hope this was what you wanted!'

Ringding, I started off with 15w oil and 2 turns of emulator preload - the result was harsh with not enough rebound damping. After talking to the Racetech folk I changed it to 20w oil and 1.5 turns of emulator preload and it is much better - firm, stable and not harsh at all.

Emulators from PDQ are around the £110 mark I believe. Not sure if they could help with setup (fitting is easy), but there are a number of people (inc. me) with the emulators who can give you setup tips.

Thanks for the tips guys. I guess I'll go ahead and buy them and see what the setup instructions are like.

I'll keep you posted!

What weight spring are you using??? I have 85s, ended up taking all the preload off the emulator and using 7.5w oil to get some sort of movement in the forks!!!

With 20w oil it was way way to firm!

When quoting spring weight, its probably usefull to also mention your kitted up weight otherwise people wont know what to go for. I am abt 70 kitted and .75 is recomended for me by racetech.

I run 20wt oil too, 15wt was far too soft.

You did remember to drill the holes in the damping rods... didn't you?