Shock question

Im soon to be upping the Shocks on my SV to GIXER 750 K5's And the 1000 rear shock, question is will this benefit me when i have the mrs on the back? will the bike be any smoother were not too heavy, about 17 stone combined
or will it just be a purely handeling upgrade? basicaly it would be nice for the bike to shift a little quicker with the mrs on it too.. (makes her sound like a beast lol,) or is just how the bike is two up and cant really be changed?
i found the whole front end including wheel excluding tyre for £1000, good? bad?

Lyle J

[Spanner Man]

Good afternoon.
Things can get tricky when doing modifications to suspension such as you're planning.
However, as long as everything is installed & set up correctly you will find that the bike will handle better, therefore it should handle better with your good lady aboard, & having a far greater range of adjustment front & rear should enable you to tailor the suspension more accurately.
No modern bike will handle as well with a passenger, as it does when ridden solo. Unlike my old GT500 which would only stop weaving when a suitably brave passenger was installed.

As to the question of value, front end parts command a premium due to them usually being the first to cop it in an accident. If the set up you're looking at is in perfect order, & includes discs/calipers etc, it's not far off the mark.

Cheers.

Originally Posted by Spanner Man

Good afternoon.
Things can get tricky when doing modifications to suspension such as you're planning.
However, as long as everything is installed & set up correctly you will find that the bike will handle better, therefore it should handle better with your good lady aboard, & having a far greater range of adjustment front & rear should enable you to tailor the suspension more accurately.
No modern bike will handle as well with a passenger, as it does when ridden solo. Unlike my old GT500 which would only stop weaving when a suitably brave passenger was installed.

As to the question of value, front end parts command a premium due to them usually being the first to cop it in an accident. If the set up you're looking at is in perfect order, & includes discs/calipers etc, it's not far off the mark.

Cheers.

Thanks mate Just what i needed