Wanna trade springs?
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Wanna trade springs?
I "sprung" for Moto-Pro .44s a while back. They're a big improvement, but I think my bike and I might fit better on .46's.
Anybody have .46's and think they're a tad stiff for your weight? If so, would you fancy a trade to check it out?
Oh, BTW, I'm on a 2007, so the springs need to be from an 06/07 or a 300R.
TIA
Anybody have .46's and think they're a tad stiff for your weight? If so, would you fancy a trade to check it out?
Oh, BTW, I'm on a 2007, so the springs need to be from an 06/07 or a 300R.
TIA
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Joined: Apr 2012
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From: Blue Mountains Australia
G’day,
Went for a first ride on my 2009 model with new 0.44 springs fitted recently and was so disappointed. It was a bit better but not nearly enough and the front end still bottoms way too easily, even over a small 50cm jump and even though I only weigh about 72kg (160 pounds). I asked a mate I was riding with to have a ride of my bike and the first thing he said was the front end was way too soft. The most common static sag (me on the bike with riding gear and a full tank of fuel etc) recommendation i can find is 75mm (+- 5mm), so the 57mm I measured would tell me that the springs are set a little too hard in fact, rather than too soft. So this is what really confuses me and leaves me totally stumped as to why they bottom so easily.
I called up the suspension mob I got the springs from and they told me the valves need modifying (or replacing with aftermarket ones) to make them better, as the klx compression damping rates as standard are too soft and I’ll never get the front end hard enough by just changing the springs. So this is what I will now do.
After I get the valves done I’ll go for another ride and let you know what happens.
Stay tuned!
Greg
Went for a first ride on my 2009 model with new 0.44 springs fitted recently and was so disappointed. It was a bit better but not nearly enough and the front end still bottoms way too easily, even over a small 50cm jump and even though I only weigh about 72kg (160 pounds). I asked a mate I was riding with to have a ride of my bike and the first thing he said was the front end was way too soft. The most common static sag (me on the bike with riding gear and a full tank of fuel etc) recommendation i can find is 75mm (+- 5mm), so the 57mm I measured would tell me that the springs are set a little too hard in fact, rather than too soft. So this is what really confuses me and leaves me totally stumped as to why they bottom so easily.
I called up the suspension mob I got the springs from and they told me the valves need modifying (or replacing with aftermarket ones) to make them better, as the klx compression damping rates as standard are too soft and I’ll never get the front end hard enough by just changing the springs. So this is what I will now do.
After I get the valves done I’ll go for another ride and let you know what happens.
Stay tuned!
Greg
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