gsxr front fork springs, rider weight

[Bibio]

hi all,

after getting the gsxr1000 k2 front end on and everything settled down i have started to play with the settings as the ride was a bit 'firm' to say the least.

the settings at the moment are:

compression - all the way down '1st click'
rebound - all the way down then 4 clicks up
spring compression - all the way up (softest)

with above settings the compression is still rising on bumps but the rebound is just about right but i still get a bit of 'pogoing'. the fork travel goes no where near the bottom of the fork tubes (lucky if its 2/3rds down under heavy breaking)

i'm 10-10.5 stone and i feel its still a bit firm.

so the question is do you think i need a softer set of springs?

i mainly ride on bumpy B roads.

i have looked at the racetech website and used there calculator and it says that the stock springs are about right for my weight.

as yet i have not changed the oil or checked the springs but it looks as though someone has been into the forks already (telltail spannering on caps) they also came with ohlins stickers on the bottom of the forks, so i have no idea if the springs have been changed.

You have the damping all the way up!! ... no wonder it feels 'stiff'

[Bibio]

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

You have the damping all the way up!! ... no wonder it feels 'stiff'

no i have the adjuster all the way up... so as its at its softest.

Originally Posted by Bibio

no i have the adjuster all the way up... so as its at its softest.

Eh?? ....


compression - all the way down '1st click'
rebound - all the way down then 4 clicks up


To me that is saying you have wound them all the way in, then 1&4 clicks out?!!?

That is essentially pretty much the highest/stiffest (slowest moving) setting you can have ...give or take a click or two

[Bibio]

ok, i'm bad at explaining things.

what i should have said is

compression setting is all the way out to softest position
rebound is 4 clicks from softest position
spring is at its softest position...

does that help?

Originally Posted by Bibio

ok, i'm bad at explaining things.

what i should have said is

compression setting is all the way out to softest position
rebound is 4 clicks from softest position
spring is at its softest position...

does that help?

Just to confirm ... are you thinking fully clockwise is softest, or fully anti-clockwise?

[Bibio]

compression all the way round anti-clockwise
rebound all the way round anti-clockwise then 4 clicks clockwise
spring pre-load all the way round anti-clockwise to number 5 groove

Originally Posted by Bibio

compression all the way round anti-clockwise
rebound all the way round anti-clockwise then 4 clicks clockwise
spring pre-load all the way round anti-clockwise to number 5 groove

Ok, cool, you do indeed have the damping and preload almost fully off ...

In which case, YES its looking like they have been re-sprung and you either need to eat more pie, or re-spring ...

Getting some 2nd hand stock springs (should be cheap as chips mind!)

If you can establish their 'weight' you can prolly sell the ohlins for a tidy profit

[Bibio]

cool, cheers blue

i'm trying the pie solution at the moment, but thing is the more i eat the more it comes out the other end

i don't have the means to establish the weight of the springs so they will prob end up in a dark place somewhere in the back of a cupboard. unless some org'r wants them.

so now to find some springs...

Originally Posted by Bibio

cool, cheers blue

i'm trying the pie solution at the moment, but thing is the more i eat the more it comes out the other end

i don't have the means to establish the weight of the springs so they will prob end up in a dark place somewhere in the back of a cupboard. unless some org'r wants them.

so now to find some springs...

2nd hand stock springs will go for pence ... it is not actually that hard to work out teh 'weight' of the springs ... you just need some dumbbells and a ruler