Just picked up some gold valve emulators

psych0hans · July 17th, 2012, 10:18 AM

Hi guys, I just picked up some gold valve emulators for a princely sum of 120$. What I want to know is, should I consider changing the springs as well? I weigh about 150lbs, so I'm not sure if I need to. I checked on another thread on these forums that the compression rate of the stock springs is approx .65kg, which would be close enough for what I need. I'll be mainly using the bike for street use, but will track it from time to time. What else should I consider purchasing with this to enhance the front suspension? I'm generally on a pretty tight budget.

cuong-nutz · July 17th, 2012, 10:42 AM

Nice find. Preload adjusters would help. I think your springs are going to be fine. I am keeping my stock springs and I weight ~155lb.

alex.s · July 17th, 2012, 11:34 AM

look up how to tell what your current sag is. if your sag isnt correct with your current springs and weight you can add preload with washers or a set of preload adjusters or change to correctly rated springs (better then just adding preload because it keeps your current travel)

ideally you would want correctly rated springs with preload adjusters to fine-tune your bottom out

July 17th, 2012, 10:18 AM	#1
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July 17th, 2012, 10:42 AM	#2
cuong-nutz RIP Alex Name: Cuong Location: Houston, TX Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): '10 250r, '09 265r Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 2	Nice find. Preload adjusters would help. I think your springs are going to be fine. I am keeping my stock springs and I weight ~155lb. __________________________________________________ HalfFast Racing Team Serving Greater Houston Area Riders:WFO Riders MotoHouston HPC CMRA Ride Smart Fastline Lone Star Track Days

July 17th, 2012, 11:34 AM	#3
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	look up how to tell what your current sag is. if your sag isnt correct with your current springs and weight you can add preload with washers or a set of preload adjusters or change to correctly rated springs (better then just adding preload because it keeps your current travel) ideally you would want correctly rated springs with preload adjusters to fine-tune your bottom out __________________________________________________

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