Ive being doing a search on here about gen 1 fork springs / fork upgrades and it all seems well confusing as to which way to go/ which brand etc, linear or progressive
Has anyone got any recommendations which would be a good way to go with them ? I've got an R6 shock from Devilsyam on it and now want to improve the front but the budget isn't unlimited.
Can I get a decent improvement for £200-£250 ? For that I'm assuming it'll be just springs ( fitted by mechanic not me) and a change of fork oil which adds the question to what grade oil ??
Main use will be solo with a the odd touring trip with the mrs here and there and I'm no racer but like a bit of spirited riding every now and then.
Any ideas are greatly appreciated
Thanks
I know you guys are the big boys with the big boys toys, but me with my elf like proportions, at just a mere 14 stone with all my riding gear on and riding only a baby Fazer FZS 600.
I to would recommend the Linear Springs for the front, I went for Linear 8.5 N/mm Ohlins, and also converted the forks from Damper Rod suspension to Cartridge Emulator suspension, for the back end I went for the Nitron R1 mono-shock, again set up for my weight and riding style (Spring weight, Damping and Rebound) by Nitron when they built it for me.
I did all the work on the bike myself, it is not difficult but you need to work systematically and cleanly when doing it, and, don't cut corners its a chance to overhaul the whole of the suspension setup.
I removed all the back suspension linkage and swing arm and washed out all the needle bearings and re-packed them with red Rubber waterproof grease
After some fine tuning with the viscosity of the fork oil I am now really pleased with the suspension setup not just the handling but the comfort of the ride to, the bike seems to go into corners better with no corrections half way round. The old Yamaha springs were not absolutely awful but they used to somehow dive/drop-in on uneven road surfaces while cornering, demanding a correction of your line.
I have noticed that my chicken strips are no longer 5/8th of an inch, but diminishing on every ride.
The Nitron I realise is not the cheapest way to go, there is a member on FOC-U that supplies R1 shocks to fit the 1K Fazer along with the doggies as well if required, I've heard some great stuff about him and his conversion work.
This might sound silly but what brings a smile to my face is when I now roll the bike off the centre stand and it settles down onto its wheel with a sooth, plush, gentle hush and quietly settles into it's Static Sag position with out the couple of bounces that it used to do, rebound damping spot on.