July 5th, 2015, 10:02 PM | #1 |
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Name: Abhijit
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08-12 Ninja 250 fork spring -- 0.8kg.
Worth a shot, but wondering if anyone has one.
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July 5th, 2015, 10:53 PM | #2 |
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Name: Scott
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Why not just cut and shim the OEM spring?
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July 6th, 2015, 06:52 AM | #3 |
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Name: Chris
Location: Kingman, AZ
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Full gear i am ~205-210 at the track, I have 0.8 and feel that i could go softer, i am not getting enough weight transfer to the front under braking/deceleration.
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July 6th, 2015, 07:11 AM | #4 |
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@cbinker I absolute support what you're saying.
Note: "The correct spring is the softest spring available, that is able to support the bike and rider under the hardest of braking/accelerating while still leaving some room for the system to travel if a bumb is encountered in this state." Read all about it here: http://www.peterverdone.com/archive/springs.htm And by the way from what I think the idea from @Ghostt is a very good way to go (since it's expensive to buy all springs in different weights). So just cut the oem springs in different stages and test until you find the best solution for yourself. Nobody can trust/rely on any magic number given anywhere, it all has to be well tested by everybody itself. |
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July 6th, 2015, 07:57 AM | #5 |
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Name: Jacques
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I have .8 springs. They were a little too soft for me so I ordered .85s. The springs are the same length so you'll get the pvc, washers, and springs with instructions. The whole kit!
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July 6th, 2015, 08:03 AM | #6 |
Track Clown
Name: Chris
Location: Kingman, AZ
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I also did emulators.
something else I am looking at doing is shimming the rear-end up a bit. |
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