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Originally Posted by Scattcatt
Been having a hard time tracking down what I should switch to for my spring rate, Racetech's calculator is off as we all know, it estimated .85kg/mm for me, which is definitely wrong... I'm thinking I'm probably more along the lines of 1.0kg/mm
The bike is a little lighter than stock, snorkel delete and full carbon fiber Yoshi exhaust would be the only "significant" things though.
I weigh 215 and adding approximately 20 pounds of gear on that so we'll say 235-240 pounds for a zone. What would you estimate for:
A) a racing set?
B) a trackday/spirited riding set?
C) a commuter set?
I'll likely opt for option A or B, but I'm just curious. Judging by some of your guys' weights and riding styles is how I'm estimating I'm probably in the 1.0kg/mm range, I'm not a small dude lol.
Also, I'm installing the gold valve cartridge emulators with the yellow race springs so what fork oil weight and height would you suggest? I think someone previously suggested I should use 7wt or something super light like that.
Thanks!
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I used Race Tech site to calculate my springs...
1.Riding Type Road Racing
2.Weight Units: lbs kg
3.Rider Weight (
without gear): 195
4.Bike Weight (semi-wet): 305(default value from race tech)
I've lightened my bike some, but kept it at 300
This spit out .752 kg/mm... So I'm using the .75 spring w/ 10mm pre load. Also using their emulators. The front feels very good to me, but take that for what it's worth.
As far as what fork oil weight and height I used there recomedations as well.... below
Fork Oil (USF05=5w, OSFO 10=10w, US2=10w, US3=15w)
OSFO 15 1 qt/liter required Recommended Oil Level 140mm
FYI their rear spring suggestion for me is:
REAR SHOCK SPRINGS
Recommended Shock Spring Rate: 9.035 kg/mm (use closest available)
Stock Shock Spring Rate: 9.3 kg/mm (stock)