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Old March 8th, 2015, 02:05 PM   #7
InvisiBill
EX500 full of EX250 parts
 
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Name: Bill
Location: Grand Rapids-ish, MI
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Motorcycle(s): '18 Ninja 400 • '09 Ninja 500R (selling) • '98 VFR800 (project) • '85 Vulcan VN700 (sold)

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MOTM - Aug '15
Keep in mind that these "professional" shocks are usually modular and rebuildable. You can often find used ones for half the price of new, and a little bit more to refresh/tweak them will get you a very nice shock at a decent price.

I still need to get my Penske installed, but I'm expecting to notice less from it than from my <$150 budget spring upgrade (RaceTechs in the forks and NewGen shock/spring in the rear) over the stock parts. Just getting springs that actually match your weight is a huge improvement, more so the further off your weight is from the stockers.
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