rear shock change - Page 37 - SV650.org

andrewsmith · 20-07-10, 02:54 PM

barwel what you look at spring weight on a zx shock?

20-07-10, 03:13 PM

^ not sure what you mean by that but at the moment i have the k3 gsxr 1000 shock with a 8.6kg/mm spring and 332mm long im looking at the zx6r 07/08 shock with a 9.2kg/mm spring and its 340mm long (10mm longer than stock)

using race tech calculator i need a 9.3kg spring on the rear for the sv

the zx shock is the one from bottom

andrewsmith · 20-07-10, 03:52 PM

cheers barwel that is the info i'm after 9.2kg was what me mate quoted me for my size 14 stone before gear and carried shizzle.

20-07-10, 04:02 PM

you are 195lbs (14 stone) so you need a 8.2 spring not a 9.2

im 230lbs and need a 9.05 spring

the shock i have at the moment would be good for you at 8.6 that gives you some room for luggage weight

yorkie_chris · 20-07-10, 04:06 PM

You have different gen bikes with different linkages! You need a completely different spring rate.

14 stone on a 1gen, I would estimate a 675lb/in spring

20-07-10, 04:10 PM

opps didnt see that he was on a k1

race tech says 8.18 for a k1 ?

with what YC is saying there is not a lot that comes close to what you need

yorkie_chris · 20-07-10, 04:12 PM

That's like 460#, you sure you have put it in pounds right?

Stock 1gen is 510#. Think about what calculator is telling you

20-07-10, 04:16 PM

14 stone = 88.9kg = 196lbs

and yup for a curvy its comming out with 8.20kg/mm

though that dosnt make sence as stock is 9.2kg/mm

yorkie_chris · 20-07-10, 04:17 PM

Something is wrong then, like I say, think about what it is telling you

20-07-10, 04:19 PM

its telling me bugger basically

makes me wonder, if the shock i have is actuly just as i seem to be able to get the rider and static sag in the right figure's

20-07-10, 02:54 PM	#361
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: rear shock change barwel what you look at spring weight on a zx shock? __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

20-07-10, 03:13 PM	#362
barwel1992 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: rear shock change ^ not sure what you mean by that but at the moment i have the k3 gsxr 1000 shock with a 8.6kg/mm spring and 332mm long im looking at the zx6r 07/08 shock with a 9.2kg/mm spring and its 340mm long (10mm longer than stock) using race tech calculator i need a 9.3kg spring on the rear for the sv the zx shock is the one from bottom

20-07-10, 03:52 PM	#363
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: rear shock change cheers barwel that is the info i'm after 9.2kg was what me mate quoted me for my size 14 stone before gear and carried shizzle. __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

20-07-10, 04:02 PM	#364
barwel1992 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: rear shock change you are 195lbs (14 stone) so you need a 8.2 spring not a 9.2 im 230lbs and need a 9.05 spring the shock i have at the moment would be good for you at 8.6 that gives you some room for luggage weight

20-07-10, 04:06 PM	#365
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: rear shock change You have different gen bikes with different linkages! You need a completely different spring rate. 14 stone on a 1gen, I would estimate a 675lb/in spring __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

20-07-10, 04:10 PM	#366
barwel1992 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: rear shock change opps didnt see that he was on a k1 race tech says 8.18 for a k1 ? with what YC is saying there is not a lot that comes close to what you need Last edited by barwel1992; 20-07-10 at 04:12 PM.

20-07-10, 04:12 PM	#367
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: rear shock change That's like 460#, you sure you have put it in pounds right? Stock 1gen is 510#. Think about what calculator is telling you __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat Last edited by yorkie_chris; 20-07-10 at 04:14 PM.

20-07-10, 04:16 PM	#368
barwel1992 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: rear shock change 14 stone = 88.9kg = 196lbs and yup for a curvy its comming out with 8.20kg/mm though that dosnt make sence as stock is 9.2kg/mm Last edited by barwel1992; 20-07-10 at 04:17 PM.

20-07-10, 04:17 PM	#369
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: rear shock change Something is wrong then, like I say, think about what it is telling you __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

20-07-10, 04:19 PM	#370
barwel1992 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: rear shock change its telling me bugger basically makes me wonder, if the shock i have is actuly just as i seem to be able to get the rider and static sag in the right figure's Last edited by barwel1992; 20-07-10 at 04:20 PM.

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