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Old November 27th, 2017, 09:32 PM   #11
teafour
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Name: Thomas
Location: Eustis, FL
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Motorcycle(s): 2006 GSXR1000, 1986 VFR750, 2004 Ninja 250

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So a little tid bit of research brought me some info about the front in spring rates. I used Racetech to go and see what spring rate it calculated up based on my weight without gear etc and it feels I should be using a .740kg/mm spring rate (stock is like .440) Obviously I'm a fatty for this bike. LOL

So then I did some looking at the front ends I have to chose from and it seems if I got with the Suzuki GSXR one, it came factory .790kg/mm, not far off. The Kawaski one I have came factory spring rate of .850kg/mm. Since these are the two for runners of what I have, how close of a match do some of you more experienced guys feel this would be or am I really off base with this comparison? These would be a little stiffer than Racetech recommendation but not by far I'm thinking. What concerns if any do we think I have using either of these like I'm planning?

Thanks ahead of time for any constructive feedback.
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