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Old 04-04-06, 09:05 PM   #1
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Default 14 stone how should I set the suspension?

As it says I'm 6'2" and 14 stone 9 pounds. I know nothing about setting suspension up so any help greatly received. Its a 2004 K4.
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Old 04-04-06, 10:49 PM   #2
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Hey are you me?

I'm 6'2" nearly 14 stone 9 pounds (nearer 15 ) and ride a k4 svs in blue and am from Newcastle (but live in dundee ).

From reading the countless posts on here about suspension i decided that no matter how much preload you apply to either end i am just to heavy for the stock suspension to cope.

I have swapped my springs for some stiffer k tech linear ones and swapped the oil to 15w on the front which transformed the bike enormously.

I also swapped my rear shock for a nearly new gsxr item which also had similar benifits and i can now adjust my damping on the rear.

Have a search for some other posts then you can read up on what people have done, there are loads related to suspension as its so rubbish as standard.
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Old 05-04-06, 11:24 AM   #3
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Is the GSXR item a direct swap?
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Old 05-04-06, 11:33 AM   #4
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Is the GSXR item a direct swap?
You have to cut the battery box slightly, and buy a mounting nut&bolt for £3. Other than that, yes.
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Old 05-04-06, 11:43 AM   #5
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a slightly reduced pie quota may also be of benefit
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Old 05-04-06, 12:48 PM   #6
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Turning off the weight sensor microphone might prevent you from becoming vexed,very vexed.
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Old 05-04-06, 02:16 PM   #7
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a slightly reduced pie quota may also be of benefit
Its all muscle matey
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Old 06-04-06, 08:27 AM   #8
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Its all muscle matey
It's all pies more like
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Old 06-04-06, 10:08 AM   #9
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Don't listern to PoRk ChOp He eats pies and tells lies.

Speaking of Pies I have a French lad working in my department for 5 months and he had never had a pie as they don't have them in France (WTF!). So I brought him one in from my local butchers. He loved it. Next day he brought me a fecking Quiche in nasty fecking things they are I mean its a ruddy tart init

Anyway I digress. I think I'm going to fit a GSXR shock which model shock fits a K4?
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Old 06-04-06, 10:16 AM   #10
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Anyway I digress. I think I'm going to fit a GSXR shock which model shock fits a K4?
Any K series.
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