I think I need a new rear shock spring

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Jan 13, 2009 | 04:06 AM

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oldphart

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Originally Posted by gwalleye

I weigh about 130 lbs and whenever I sit on the bike, the shock feels very soft to me and it makes the bike lower than I would like to sit. The seals are not leaking and they seem fine. I guess my question is do I need to just buy a stiffer shock spring? Moto-pro has them from 4.4kg/mm to 6.2kg/mm, I would think the 6.2kg/mm is the stiffest spring? I don't know much about suspension yet!

Hate to go back to your older post 130lbs is pretty lite bet with your riding gear and if you carry a tool kit your riding weight would be more like 160lbs which is still pretty lite, in riding season I weigh around 150 naked and soaking wet, geared up and ready to roll I hit 180 easily so you have to gear up and set sag accordingly, spent the time and am quite happy with rear suspension, front still to soft for my liking but new springs and decent oil should keep me happy.Oh yeah in the owners manual it reads suspension set for average 150lbs rider maybe the rebound clickers were, but before I done any mods whatsoever I checked the sag and it wasn't even in this universe.