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Originally Posted by dizzyblonde
Was it really that cost effective to experiment with all that stuff? and no you can't try out my suspension, shes gone on SORN today 
Nah, not six stone..ten  |
Cost effective yes. If I broke the bike for parts tomorrow I'd lose less than I would if I'd fitted hagon F+R or some other "OEM replacement" shock.
Plus, knowledge has no price. And you cannot learn until you try things out.
You miss my point, the stock forks are designed for someone of 6 stone. By changing the springs you change the weight they are designed for.
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Originally Posted by -Ralph-
Because a made for purpose shock costs anything from 250 to 500 quid. The lower end of that price range (Hagon, etc) don't have the adjustability either and are not that much better than a brand new one from Suzuki. Yes there's some improvement, but when people do it and find a big improvement, how many miles was on the shock they just replaced? I'm heavy, and don't give the bike an easy life, but my original shock was practically un-rideable after 16000 miles, just fitting a low mileage Suzuki shock was a massive improvement.
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£500 and the rest
Penske 8987 which is the all singing all dancing model* with high and low speed compression adjuster is about USD1300
You don't notice suspension getting worse, because it goes slowly. Then it gets past a point where it is actually dangerous.
*For that you get it built for you, your spring rate, valving to match, are you fast road/comfort/race, support. Etc. Etc. And they hold money well, and can be adapted to fit different bikes.
Hagon do not actually ask what weight you are, you just get "a shock" 'cos it's progressive, innit!