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Originally Posted by ll_Woolley_ll
I see. So an extended fender was mainly to keep the spark plug from getting water logged, with the added benefit of giving some protection to the radiator. Now it's purely radiator protection.
This is going slightly off topic, but not massively. I've seen a lot of websites and videos on about setting the bike up for the rider. You mentioned it aswel regarding the suspension. What sort of places would I be looking at to do this?
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yup just to protect radiator.
suspension upgrading depends on how long you have been riding and how much of a fast rider you are. be honest to YOURSELF. another factor is how many miles do you do each time your out on the bike. no point in having fancy suspension if your just nipping to your local bike cafe then home again. anything under 100miles is a waste of decent suspension.
the problem with the SV (pointy) suspension is that its designed for someone around 8-9st and is only preload adjustable and has little rebound dampening so you get the "pogo stick" sensation. this is fine for most "newbie" riders. if you cant tell there is something wrong with your suspension then you dont need anything better.
good suspension costs money and a fair old bit of it so if your not prepared to spend a min of £200 then dont go down that road. to do it properly is around £1k. yes you can do it cheeper like a lot of others but in reality its a bodge.
what i'm trying to say is that unless your going to get the shock and springs matched to your weight then no point in spending money going somewhere for them to "set the bike up".