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20-03-11, 12:00 AM
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Re: best front fork springs?
Springs are springs. Just get the right rate and they're fine.
What makes you think the thou is undersprung? They're not half as bad as the 650
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20-03-11, 12:04 AM
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Im a hefty 100kg on the thou and under heavy braking it does lurch, so looking at poss options. What rate spring would do? |
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20-03-11, 08:02 PM
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K-tech are a joke. The have a 10% variance so your 0.8's could be 0.9s and vise versa.
I ordered 0.9 to replace 0.85's and for a 0.87 and a 0.88. When I phoned to complain, I was told it didn't matter what was written on them due to the 10% variance and that they'd be "OK". They couldn't have cared less about it and basically wanted me off the phone. I'll not spend a penny with k-tech now. So I bought racetec's. More expensive but what they say is what they are. (+/- 3%) and you see "Mr Couldn't give a ****" at K-tech? There are these things called forums, where people spread news about bad service and unacceptable variance in a "precision" product. C Last edited by Berlin; 20-03-11 at 08:05 PM. |
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20-03-11, 08:30 PM
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20-03-11, 10:10 PM
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Re: best front fork springs?
hey thanks for the tip you got a link for the ohlins sale?
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20-03-11, 11:47 PM
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Re: best front fork springs?
Anyone know the 650 stock spring rate?
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21-03-11, 12:01 AM
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Re: best front fork springs?
Good old Maxton, when i collected my .95`s the owner stated they were both tested and matched at .95. Dunno about othe spring costs but £96 inc vat for the maxton springs and spacers was good enough for me. £8 for the oil and bingo, sexy forks
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21-03-11, 07:55 AM
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21-03-11, 09:10 AM
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Re: best front fork springs?
Are progressive springs not worth a mention? Alright they're a bit more but if your weight can vary quite a bit throughout the year or you might take a pillion now and then they wouldn't be a bad choice, no? Twinshack have the true progressive Hyperpro springs for £94
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21-03-11, 09:29 AM
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