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Old October 20th, 2022, 07:01 AM   #10
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
The EX500 comes with unusually soft springs, and I'm a bigger guy, so I completely agree with your sentiments. A cheap shock like from the NewGen/300 is basically just a respring in this case, but it's amazing to swap from something way off to something with the right spring rate. I went further (because I like to tinker), but just dropping in fork springs and a NewGen shock removed mushiness in corners while doing a better job absorbing bumps too.
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