I've done a number of shock swaps on different bikes so nothing new. Just curious to see if any new ideas have come up. Regarding the SV spring I mistakenly assumed it was softer. But after feeling it was stiffer I did more thinking. SV & GSXR springs are same length & wire size but SV smaller OD. Visualize them as straight rods instead of coils. The longer piece is easier to twist with a given amount of force therefore a softer coil. The difference must be in the linkage ratios used on each bike. I'll be putting my spare GSXR unit on soon. I get the curb weight issue too as my SV w ZX10 shock is near perfect as those bikes weigh about the same. The 1st GSXR install worked great w modded fork but just a bit stiff for this 1946 body.
