Racetech suspension question

Good afternoon all,

My supsension parts are arriving this week. I've opted for a nitron sport shock 0.90kg racetech linear springs and some racetech emulators.

I had planned to use 10w oil and have decided to entrust the work to a mechanic i'm happy with.

I have a question for anyone from the org with the emulators fitted.
Are they adjustable?
Will i need to pull the forks apart to adjust them?
Do the preLoad adjusters still work at the top of the forks?

Cheers in advance..

you will need thicker oil than 10W

and yes, the forks have to come completely apart as you have to drill holes in the damper rods.
Yes the emulators are adjustable ... and you need to remove them every time u do it

10W is thin for stock damping rods.
they are adjustable but you have to take cap,spacer and spring out and than fish emulator out.
yes,preload works.

Phew, glad pre load still works. I'll go for 20W oil then set the emulators up the way the instructions say I should and hopefully it'll be spot on!

Is there a lot of drilling involved?

Originally Posted by Jackie_Black

Is there a lot of drilling involved?

depends how you do it.by race tech instructions or just making existing holes bigger.and if you want to close rebound hole or not.

Hmm, more decisions.

I'm mainly looking for imrpoved fast road performance (sometimes with a pillion) and sharper handling. I've gone for nice heavy springs to at least give the bike a chance as it bottoms out when i ride it enthusiastically!!

What does closing the rebound hole do?

gives more rebound damping.

I see, so thats when the forks have compressed and are moving back outwards. Is blocking the hole a good plan for the road then or is it a little extreme and more suited for the track?

This should help ... you will also need to cut some new spacers up to take into account the difference in length of the springs and emulator.

Ah see, think it's making a little more sense now then..

I wonder why spacers don't come with the kit, what's a good spacer material?