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Title: i feel every bump on the road how do i fix this
Post by: deathlucky on July 24, 2006, 06:21:41 PM
hi
when i ride i feel every bumb on the road and there good roads as well how what suspension mobs would i have to fix this im a big guy 6'2" about 120kg (265 pounds) how much would it cost

thank you
Title: Re: i feel every bumb on the road how do i fix this
Post by: Turd Ferguson on July 24, 2006, 06:35:58 PM
Post deleted.  Sorry I can't help.

-Turd.
Title: Re: i feel every bumb on the road how do i fix this
Post by: werase643 on July 24, 2006, 06:37:38 PM
on your side of the big globe.....
i'm guessing sonic springs for the front
and a Kat 6 or 750 shock from a breakers
would do you good

one of the OZ riders will probably answer this with prices
shouldn't be too much

good luck
Title: Re: i feel every bumb on the road how do i fix this
Post by: RVertigo on July 24, 2006, 06:49:20 PM
What werase643 said!

The stock front springs are 40% spring and 60% spacer...  Aftermarket springs are 95% spring and 5% spacer...  Search on this forum for "Progressive" or "Racetech" or "Springs"    There are tons of threads about replacing the front springs and which are better for what...   AlphafireX5 has lots of posts about the two... Here's one:  Click Link (http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=25737.0)

You can also change the oil in the forks...  Stock is 10w.

And on the rear, check out Pablo's page on rear shock replacement:  Rear shock swap information (http://pantablo500.tripod.com/id12.html). 
There's TONS of other info on his page, Progressive fork spring install-the lazy way (http://pantablo500.tripod.com/id2.html), More rear shock info-SV650 install (http://pantablo500.tripod.com/id39.html), Suspension tuning 101 (http://pantablo500.tripod.com/id43.html)

LOTS of other mod info on there as well...  http://pantablo500.tripod.com/

:thumb:
Title: Re: i feel every bump on the road how do i fix this
Post by: deathlucky on July 25, 2006, 12:05:07 AM
ok ill do the front 1st i looked at them pages and was like wtf couldnt understand it sorry what do i need the spacers for do i need them at all

how do i get the old fork oil in and the old stuff out

thank you
Title: Re: i feel every bump on the road how do i fix this
Post by: blue05twin on July 25, 2006, 12:45:31 AM
Here's a how to from Alphafire

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=25706.0

explains everything step by step
Title: Re: i feel every bump on the road how do i fix this
Post by: bubba zanetti on July 25, 2006, 01:02:26 AM
Well my bannana bending friend, I put a set of race tech springs in the front, along with the 15W oil I already had in there. I paid $189 for them.

The rear monoshock is a koni for a GPZ 600, with progressive rate spring on it. I had to modify the top mount on the bike & the bottom mount on the shock. I got the rear shock from a mob in Albury called progressive suspension.

this is the thread when I installed my bits & pieces http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=28050.0



Title: Re: i feel every bump on the road how do i fix this
Post by: deathlucky on July 25, 2006, 04:17:59 AM
arrrrr with any of these springs can i just stick them in and thats it because i dont feel like cutting any thing up because i have like no tools what so ever
Title: Re: i feel every bump on the road how do i fix this
Post by: LimaXray on July 25, 2006, 07:26:11 AM
Did you read any of the links the other members posted?  Try reading those first, namely this (http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=25706.0) one about fork springs and this (http://pantablo500.tripod.com/id12.html) one about the rear shock.  They will answer your question.