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Old August 8th, 2018, 10:09 AM   #11
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Name: michael
Location: Central Georgia
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Motorcycle(s): 2019 Ninja 400, Sold 2012 Ninja 650, Sold 2009 Ninja 250r, Sold 2007 DRZ400s

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Originally Posted by s7rokers View Post
thank you!
its my understanding the gsxr shock is a decent spring rate for our ninja's. due to the gsxr using a different linkage setup, it adds leverage to spring so the rate needed to be lighter. which ends up being a pretty good budget shock upgrade for about 30 bucks. takes a little modification but nothing crazy.
not rally adding leverage TO the spring, but taking the force of the spring, and once it passes through the linkage it was at a higher force, because of the fulcrum (leverage) effect the linkage provided.
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