Powder coating a rear spring

[ratz]

I have done this before, but don't know if I compromised the  integrity of the tortional rigidity or the spring rate.

I removed and powder coated the spring on a stock gs500 shock, put it back together, and never noticed a diference.

I was warned that baking the powder onto the spring at 400+ degrees f. would change the spring :dunno: .
I was thinking about doing it again, but would like an educated answer, or an educated theory/guess.

[davipu]

if your going to bother taking it out just throw it away. and get a gixxer shock.

[Gisser]

Valves springs must endure cylinder head temps > 300F.  I think 500F would be pushing the limit for chrome-steel before it loses temper (and the spring loses elasticity).  

[ratz]

if your going to bother taking it out just throw it away. and get a gixxer shock.

I wasn't  going to use a gs shock, I was going to use a Katana shock (that spring is black also)

If I can find a GSXR shock for cheap, i will probably do that it. Much like putting on a inverted GSXR front end, I think it is a bit overkill (unless its free).

One of my big concerns is that if it weighs more than the original, You are using up horsepower to move more weight.
The bike doesn't go fast enough to fully benefit from an inverted front end, and a gas charged shock. My opinion

Gisser: i think you are onto something