What a difference...

The spring rate on the 05 thou shock is a little stiffer than the OE shock for the SV I have been told. Seeing as tho I am a northern pie eater, all the help with firming up the back end the better!

I'm sure its not a spot on spring rate for my weight, but hey...for the money, if even I can notice an improvement, its gotta be worth it!!!

BB

Originally Posted by Biker_Billy

The spring rate on the 05 thou shock is a little stiffer than the OE shock for the SV I have been told. Seeing as tho I am a northern pie eater, all the help with firming up the back end the better!

I'm sure its not a spot on spring rate for my weight, but hey...for the money, if even I can notice an improvement, its gotta be worth it!!!

BB

Indeed, a highly recommended mod that goes in the right direction

[flymo]

Nice one, its good when a nice cheap change makes a positive difference like this.

As for race shocks, I've done a few conversions over the years in various bikes including CBR6 and FZR400 race bikes and now prepping an SV K3 to race this year. I reckon if you are going to stump up the money for a 'proper' race shock then go for a Maxton rather than off the shelf, unless you can get good setup support from teh manufacturer.

Maxton stuff is expensive, easily as good as Ohlins or HyperPro etc but the difference is that they tailor the shock or fork conversions to suit your specific weight and riding preference. I would recommend them highly.

The K3 I have already had a GSXR1000 K4 shock in it so I'm going to leave it in and see how we go over teh first few races. Just modded the front today with RaceTech emulators and Ohlins springs.

[phil24_7]

Which gixer shock would have the best spring rate for an 11 stone rider?

Originally Posted by phil24_7

Which gixer shock would have the best spring rate for an 11 stone rider?

You can work it out for yourself

Find the springrate from here and then look up on that shock table (that can be found on many .org threads) to see which one has the correct length and rate

Another interesting conversion by an enthusiastic amateur. And it works.

Blimey when we see you guys at the AR08 you'll be just disappearing into the sunset.

Good Job BB.

Originally Posted by petevtwin650

Another interesting conversion by an enthusiastic amateur. And it works.

Blimey when we see you guys at the AR08 you'll be just disappearing into the sunset.

Good Job BB.

Steady on Pete, wouldn't go that far, the front still dives like an italian footballer in a penalty box! Needs sorting asap - the shock swap has really highlighted that after 20k miles, I think its due for new fork oil and springs...

Mind you, really enjoyed installing it - good to get all the muck off the dogbones and linkages, and grease them up properly...

BB

Originally Posted by phil24_7

Which gixer shock would have the best spring rate for an 11 stone rider?

GSXR600 K5 shock...just like that one you sold me.

[phil24_7]

Shut up Lozzo, I'm not talking to you!

How much would I need to put on for the K5 thou shock to be a good match?

Cheers for the link Blue.

Pete, even if I had the best suspension in the world and the bike was tuned to with in an inch of it's life, you'd still pee on me from a great height! All those years experience paying dividends you see!

Originally Posted by phil24_7

Shut up Lozzo, I'm not talking to you!

How much would I need to put on for the K5 thou shock to be a good match?

Cheers for the link Blue.

Pete, even if I had the best suspension in the world and the bike was tuned to with in an inch of it's life, you'd still pee on me from a great height! All those years experience paying dividends you see!

Phil - you are in luck here. I have a well used sv650 shock in my garage - it was far too undersprung for a pie eater like me, but I reckon that for a waif like you it would be perfect - call it 200 quid and I'll deliver it too...or I'll take that new front end as part ex?
What do you reckon? You know its too good an offer to miss!!