Maxton Suspension opinions?

Hi guys n girls

I was wondering if any one had dealt with Maxton suspension in Cheshire.

If so what was your thoughts, what did you have done and what effects did it have on your bike?

Many thanks
G


SV650 K9 and lovin it,

[maviczap]

Loads of peeps have & everyone I know only has positive things to say if I remember

Good shocks, they get busy during the racing season

[NedSVS]

I have Maxton cartridge fork conversion on front and Maxton rear shock too on my 2001 SV650S. The front was a real transformation for me as I weigh nearly 13st. The rear is good too but it is the front I like best. They are really nice people to deal with and do a lot of work for racing, especially road racing, where track biased suspension is to harsh. It's not cheap though and you need to consider how long you intend to keep your bike to make it worth the cost - I had my forks done about 9 years (and about 35k miles) ago and have had the rear shock for about eight years, so I guess I have had reasonable value for money.

I may drop them an email then as I feel my front end is way to soft especially under braking, I'm not on the light side tipping the scales at 15st.

I think I could warrant the cost as I'm thinking of converting it to a track bike when I move on to something a little different.

One question would you say for now it's only worth getting the front sorted and stick with the rear OEM shock?


SV650 K9 and lovin it,

[Bluepete]

I fitted their bespoke rear shock on my Tiger. Excellent service, great product, very durable.

Visit them for a weigh-in and shock set up. Plus, the tour of the shop and the bling of the in-house CNC'd products is worth any amount of fuel.

Pete

I may do that as they are only around 30miles from me.


SV650 K9 and lovin it,

Originally Posted by GHollis

One question would you say for now it's only worth getting the front sorted and stick with the rear OEM shock?
SV650 K9 and lovin it,

Do not stick with the OEM shock. It is only good for leisurely riding and once its starts going it cannot be serviced (its not worth it anyway). There is a wealth of info on here about the why's and how's and alternatives. But Maxton amongst others can provide a far superior rear shock. If you improve the front it will make the rear feel far worse. Makes sense right?

Sent them an email and within 24h I got a reply with a options list for the SV which I though I would share with you.

FRONT
The front forks on the SV650 have two problems. One is that the springs are too soft, so the front dives under braking. The other problem is there is not enough damping to control the original Suzuki springs. This means that when you let go of the brake or accelerate, the front of the bike extends very quickly, causing the bike to run wide. We carry out two options for modifying the SV650 forks :
Option 1 – We throw everything inside the forks away and start again with our own Maxton Cartridge damping system. The cartridge damping system is designed like any modern fork internal; it has separate rebound and compression damping pistons, with shim stacks valved to suit the SV650 and what you use the bike for. This damping system gives a very progressive action that supports the bike under braking with the springs, without making the ride too harsh. The cartridge is adjustable for rebound damping to. We also fit a spring to the cartridge; the spring is chosen to suit your rider weight. The Maxton cartridge costs £340.00 + V.A.T. To
install the cartridge costs £115.00 + V.A.T, plus the new seals which cost £25.00 + V.A.T a pair.
We also manufacture a cartridge that is adjustable for rebound damping and preload. This costs £440.00 + V.A.T
Option 2 – For customers who do not want to spend as much money on their bike, but still want to improve the handling we supply harder springs with a higher viscosity oil. The harder springs reduce the dive under braking. The higher viscosity oil is added to try to control the springs and stop the forks returning too quickly. The harder springs cost £85.00 + V.A.T and the oil is £10.00 + V.A.T. If you wanted us to fit the oil and springs, we would recommend a service to the forks, which costs £140.00 + V.A.T, this includes the cost of new fork seals and oil.
We also machine a cartridge conversion to suit the regulations for the Racing Mini Twins class. This cartridge is the same as the one above, but we modify the original fork tops to take our cartridge. We do this so the forks appear the same, but after the conversion the forks are easily adjustable for damping by removing the preload adjuster.
REAR
The rear shock is a fairly cheap unit but is O.K for what most people use the bike for. The spring on it is on the hard side and the the unit also has a lot of damping inside it making it kick off bumps, this makes the front feel softer than it actually is. We have tried fitting a softer spring to the unit but it only makes the bike handle worse, as you end up riding on the damping.
We supply a Maxton replacement unit which is a fully adjustable, alloy bodied, high pressure gas unit that adjusts via shim stack system, it has a spring to suit your rider weight and to suit what type of riding you do. The unit costs £415.00 but we also make a piggyback remote reservoir unit that has a second compression adjuster and ride height adjuster which costs £580.00. ALL PRICES EXCLUDE V.A.T.


SV650 K9 and lovin it,

[Bibio]

if you think its worth spending better part of £1k on your bike then go for it as it will transform the bike.

That's the dilemma I'm in, is it worth it?

I know I will one day want a bigger bike like a gsxr1000 or Zx10R, the only way I could kind of justify it is that I want to learn how to ride a bike correctly, not just someone that powers up to a bend slows right down like their back on a 50cc scooter and once up right hit the power agin thinking that they are quick riders. I see it all the time when I'm out and about and it makes me laugh.




SV650 K9 and lovin it,