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mister c

29-01-11 10:42 AM

Re: Best fork springs for curvy?

I've got Hagon Progressives in mine & for road use I think that they are the mutts nuts, they stiffen the front end up no end. It will show the rear end up tho, so a ZX10, or 6 rear shock also works wonders.
If you are racing, then let the track lads tell you whats best :)

RenascenceBlue_

29-01-11 10:44 AM

Re: Best fork springs for curvy?

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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris (Post 2471089)

Who says racing only allows emulator?

should have said 'minitwin' racing, not just racing I suppose!

unless they have changed the regs over the past couple of years, you have to use standard fork eternals

yorkie_chris

29-01-11 11:03 AM

Re: Best fork springs for curvy?

Externals yes, internals no

RenascenceBlue_

29-01-11 12:28 PM

Re: Best fork springs for curvy?

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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris (Post 2471104)

Externals yes, internals no

You can buy really expensive* after-market full cartridge internals if that is what you are trying to get at? (had forgotten about that option).

Due to cost and diminishing returns over emulators set-up, I don't think they were/are a very popular option though?

*or at least they were when I last looked at them a few years ago now, have they come down in price now?

yorkie_chris

29-01-11 12:29 PM

Re: Best fork springs for curvy?

Nope they're still really expensive.
What isn't, is paying a cheery yorkshireman a much smaller sum of money to put some other cartridges in there though

RenascenceBlue_

29-01-11 01:17 PM

Re: Best fork springs for curvy?

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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris (Post 2471149)

Nope they're still really expensive.
What isn't, is paying a cheery yorkshireman a much smaller sum of money to put some other cartridges in there though

Now why would anyone want to do that?!!? :D

curvy custard

29-01-11 04:10 PM

Re: Best fork springs for curvy?

ill see what my budget allows later on the year but for now i thinkk springs will be ordered soon, although the bikes in bits at present so would be stupid of not to change rear shock right now.
really could do with more overtime

RenascenceBlue_

29-01-11 06:39 PM

Re: Best fork springs for curvy?

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Originally Posted by curvy custard (Post 2471247)

I'd highly recommend doing them together. I actually did mine the other way round. i.e. I upgraded the rear shock and then felt compelled to do the front.

Read here http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=112444 for another thoroughly interesting post by a very helpful guy! ;)

mister c

29-01-11 08:25 PM

Re: Best fork springs for curvy?

You can buy ZX shocks dirt cheap off ebay. Mine was 2 years old, looked like new & cost £40 (I think) :)

yorkie_chris

29-01-11 10:08 PM

Re: Best springs for curvy?

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Originally Posted by RenascenceBlue_ (Post 2471090)

although him mixing pre load and stiffness (losing all credibility in the rest of what he said ) ... the essence of what he is saying is actually true - even if his experience noted there is actually something different entirely.

'stiffen the front and you will need to stiffen the rear or the bike will become unbalanced' I 100 percent agree with!

Yeahhhh but, saying that is presuming the SV is anywhere near balanced to begin with?

Stick some stiffer springs in the SV and it won't kill you, it will stop it bottoming out on bumps the size of a skinny rollie

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