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Sally,
Give Hagon a call... it was 2-3 days to get them delivered, price was around 60 quid, with 15W oil.
They have 1 rate for springs and I believe they are thought to be ok with the org. I certainly liked mine.
Think about a gsxr front end with your riding, or just get a TL like ad553 did :D

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With my riding, whats that supposed to mean? :rolleyes:

Do you know what rating they sell by any chance dizzy?

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You're not exactly slow :) you'd benefit from a suspension upgrade.
I did the same with mine, first the springs and oil, then a zx636 shock for the rear, brilliant.
Give Hagon, K-tech a call tomorrow, ask about springs and oil for your weight and delivery times, if they have them in stock and someone will fit them for you, you should be ok for the GM.
It will be a noticeable improvement as now you can almost bottom your forks out whilst standing still, as you showed me last time.

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They are terrible, theyre fully screwed down as well, had some hairy moments on my local 'track' too.

Fitting won't be a problem.
A day and I could be finished with some help.

I need 15W oil and .85 kg/mm springs.
Linear or Progressive?

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Linear. Progressive only come in "one size fits none" which is a big improvement but I prefered linears.

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I think us mere mortals (well me at least) won't notice the difference.
Most people say progressives, that's what I had.

EDIT:
D'OH!!!

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Cheers everyone.

15W oil, .85 kg/mm springs and they should be linear.

To fit, take forks off, open up, pour oil out, replace springs, fill with oil?

Is there any crush washers or rings I should be replacing when doing this?

Cheers.

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No, some places supply you with a different spacer (maxton do) ... it is literally pull it in bits ... replace all the bouncy bits and slippy stuff (snarf). Don't undo the bottom bolt!!!

Go find a gallon of paraffin or diesel to flush all the old crap and sludge out. Leave them upside down for 20mins to all drain out.

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The bike was sitting for ~6 months before I bought it, just the front has got worse and worse.

Have a feeling I may be needing some help from the org or spearies before the GMII.

YC and dizzy, al give the places a phone tomorrow, thanks for all you're help.

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When I was prepping my bike for the track last year I ended up following advice from RaceTech using recommended spring rates for my weight on the SV and 20W oil.

I rebuilt the forks, added RaceTech emulators etc and made up my own spacers to set the preload. For spacers I used a steel table leg tube from B&Q (perfect diameter and about 4 quid).

When I first put the forks together and tried them pushing them to the floor I thought I had made a major **** up as they were so stiff. On the track however they are sublime. RaceTech advice was spot on.