shocking

[Bibio]

remember and use silkolene RSF. the reason for this is that there is less fade as the oil heats up and it also has a higher viscosity index than most fork oils, the 7.5w is more like 10w in other brands.

[Mickle]

Anyone know if a gsxr750 k3 shock will fit a curvy?

[Bibio]

Originally Posted by Mickle

Anyone know if a gsxr750 k3 shock will fit a curvy?

the problem using a second hand shock is that it will need a service so false economy.

[Mickle]

This is a mate of a mate, he brought the bike new and had the factory upgrade of the time fitted, the standard one he's got has never been used, so I figured it should be good, so if it fits.......

[Bibio]

the 750 k3 shock is 12mm shorter and a light spring. the standard curvy spring is 9.1 the 750k3 is 7.1

the spring would equate to someone around 8st and the shock height would be someone 5ft tall.

[NTECUK]

There's a list like this on hear I think
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...COvG24gH#gid=1

[Mickle]

Originally Posted by Bibio

sounds just the ticket

while you have the forks apart i would recommend that you weld the rebound holes up on the dampers and give the check valves a good clean out with degreaser. depending on the spring rate dont go higher than 10w oil and use silkolene RSF,think its called maintain rsf now.

Done all that now, welded the little holes and used the oil recommended, turns out following the guide for static/rider sag I have achieved the recommended settings by adjusting the preload, front and rear ( which was a surprise! ) so I am sure the rear shock innerds are tired by now, I am going to save up for a decent replacement.

Now I understand what was happening on the front,( dive under compression then pop on rebound ) I had compensated by breaking way early to give time for the front to settle before pitching into the bend, what a transformation!! Rides so much better now. All hail mighty Bibio lol

[Bibio]

glad you like it

just for future reference, static sag is more important than rider sag. rider sag is only there as an indication to tell if the bike is needing re-sprung.

1. set static sag
2. check rider sag
3. adjust spring rate if necessary

dont try and compensate rider sag by reducing static sag, better to have the correct static sag.

remember that increasing/decreasing rider sag will also increase/decrease static sag at the same time.