i am springing for new front springs need a seal & might as well do it all at once.
anyone have a good setup for the springs & oil weight for 6'1" & 185?

People around here usually either get RaceTech, Progressive, or SonicSprings

Lots more info here: http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/Upgrades/FrontSprings

Cheers,
J

Quote from: mikedrees on August 28, 2007, 12:15:38 PM
i am springing for new front springs need a seal & might as well do it all at once.
anyone have a good setup for the springs & oil weight for 6'1" & 185?

damn i feel so tiny, i am about 6 foot and 115lb 

  Jeeze haha im 5'10'' and 150 lmao.

short arse 5'8 and abut 175

a little weight training & a medevil torture rack should get you guys up to snuff
i hoping to get a little feedback form some one with a similar setup. how does spacers on the stock springs perform?

I am 5'8" and 190.I have progressive springs and 15w oil.It's great but the rear becomes to soft.So I am upgrading to a Katana 750 shock.I ordered an SV but it hasn't showed up yet.When you buy oil,don't buy Suzuki brand.Buy a quality brand.Mine is already turning gray.

Just bite the bullet and get either Progressives or have Sonic figure out what the correct rate would be and run 15wt oil.

I'm 6'6" and 185 w/o leathers and the Progressives are too soft for hard riding/track duty, but work fine for commuting, once paired with a real shock as ben noted above.

I'm 5'10" and about 195lbs with gear on. I'm running Sonic Springs .90 with the factory weight oil.  I love it! Way better than OE Springs. It's a pretty simple mod too.   

The Progressive site also has a spring rate calculator.

I also suggest looking at: www.peterverdonedesigns.com/introduction.htm

i am going to order the sonic .90 right now. i'll go ahead & put 15w in it (i tend to ride it like i stole it). now just got to find a good deal on a sv650 or katana rear. ebay here i come

Check out these links for more info on shocks and what to buy.You being taller could utilize the long clevis shock.


http://pantablo500.tripod.com/id12.html

http://pantablo500.tripod.com/id39.html

I know the feeling I'm 6'2 220 naked,  still running stock springs for now.  Getting on the front brake hard is not fun for my balls.   

^^^^^^^^^He said naked and balls!      ^^^^^^^^^^

I thought it was cool to ride naked...or is that cold??

Quote from: lovemygs on September 01, 2007, 08:32:29 AM
I thought it was cool to ride naked...or is that cold??

It is..............for the balls 

anyone got stiff fork springs they want to sell?

I have my original springs. They had very little time on them. I personally never felt they were too, too soft.

  -Anti