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Old 18-01-10, 10:51 PM   #4
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Default Re: sv650 fork TLS/R setting

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Originally Posted by jambo View Post
The first thing to remember about fitting forks from another bike is that they weren't designed and setup for your bike. Ideally you'd be after a fork of the same length, the same travel, same spring rate, and similar damping characteristics to the OE fork.
Hang on what? The SV forks weren't designed or setup for the SV

GSXR forks are about an inch shorter than stock and they help matters along nicely. The SV has the geometry of a chopper as stock.
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