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Originally Posted by bruce71198
At that weight use the heaviest spring they offer. I'm 200 lbs all geared up and the .95 was a little on the stiff side but not over kill.
Thats for track use.
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Judging from this I'm really thinking the 1.0 might be the way to go for me for sure.
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Originally Posted by RacerX113
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)
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15wt fork oil? Really? From what I've read, cartridge type forks typically use a light weight oil, is that not the case for emulators?
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Originally Posted by RedPepper64
Just a thought, we are installing new springs for my 250 right now and when looking at Race Tech, the weight I was supposed to put into the calculator was without gear. Could that be causing part of the problem?
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It could be the problem, I've tried several different combinations, all of which yield an even lower spring rate for me lol. I definitely don't think I'm anything less than a 0.9 on the spring rate for sure.