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28-10-12, 08:22 PM
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Fork Springs - A Nice Suprise
Today I changed my fork oil for the first time since I have owned my bike, and replaced the dust seals which were getting perished. I had a feeling the forks felt pretty good, although I have not compared them to another SV. When I had the old springs out my suspicions were correct and they were not the standard ones, instead they were a pair of FG Gubellini springs which retail for £245 instead of around £100 for the standard ones. http://www.pureperformancecycles.com...99--08-SV650-S
They look good to me. Has anyone else had any experience with these? Shame the rear shock is still standard though! |
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28-10-12, 09:01 PM
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Re: Fork Springs - A Nice Suprise
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29-10-12, 08:52 AM
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Re: Fork Springs - A Nice Suprise
£245 on F*CKING SPRINGS?!
Do they fit themselves and drive you home from the pub too?!
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29-10-12, 09:04 AM
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Re: Fork Springs - A Nice Suprise
More important than who made them is probably which spring rate they are and what you weigh, but either way I'm sure the forks feel better for the new oil
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29-10-12, 05:22 PM
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Re: Fork Springs - A Nice Suprise
SAE 8W oil? Hmmmm... must be a specially big 8.
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29-10-12, 06:18 PM
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Re: Fork Springs - A Nice Suprise
aye but it's special racing 8w
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29-10-12, 10:05 PM
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Re: Fork Springs - A Nice Suprise
Oh, I see, that's alright then
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If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst" |
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31-10-12, 09:19 PM
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Re: Fork Springs - A Nice Suprise
I had to put 10w oil in as that's the nearest I could get, and is fairly standard. Not sure what spring rate I've got but they have always been quite stiff and never bottom out.
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