18-04-17, 10:27 PM
(This post was last modified: 18-04-17, 10:29 PM by tommyardin.)
(16-04-17, 10:37 AM)vinnyb link Wrote: I realise it's a topic that's been done to death but there seem to be so many opinions about the best way to go to improve the standard front end. I thought I would try to get a consensus. I'm thinking of doing the emulator/ linear springs thing but it's an arse to do and not without risks and potential problems so what about progressives and 15w oil but there are at least half a dozen options there and they can't all be the same can they? I could start by just changing the oil out, I can't imagine it's ever been changed but do I put 10 or 15w in?
So I'm trying to get peoples assessments of whatever they've done, whether it has achieved what they set out to do and if was worth the cost and effort involved. thanks.
[size=1em]If you don't want to go to the trouble of the Emulators and the associated work on the Damper Rods, fit a pair of Linear Springs matched to your fully clothed rider weight, they will be matched for you and not compromise in any way. I have heard some say that they are not matched when you have a pillion or luggage on the back, but, that applies to Progressives or Dual-Rate Springs (Standard FZS600) the same as it does to Linear Springs.[/size]
[size=1em]And to be honest the pillion makes more difference to the back of the bike than it does the front.[/size]
[size=1em]If you sit in one of your dinning room chairs and place your feet flat on the floor in front of you, then lean back against the back of the chair the front legs tend to lift off the ground, my experience is this is similar to the front of a bike, the weight at the back can cause the front to be a little lighter, you are transfering more weight backwards, if this is true then a pillion should not make much difference to any front spring set up.[/size]
[size=1em]Now the ass end is a completely different situation.[/size]