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► Ducati 900SS 1996  |
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| Application: Assumed roadwork/Sports Riding "G'day, I am interested in upgrading the suspension on my 1996 Ducati 900SS and wondered if you could give me some advice and a price estimate to carry out the following work:- 1. New front fork springs & revalve and also apply Titanium Nitride to sliders 2. New rear shock spring & revalve. Titanium nitride to shaft and modification to allow ride height adjuster (Maybe buy a new unit here?)" |
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► Ducati SR4 2003 Application: Sports/Touring 90kg "Steering is too light and shakes, what steering dampers do you have?" |
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► Gas Gas EC 400 FSE 2002 Application: Enduro 75kg Problem: Poor adjustment range "Is there available an aftermarket lowering linkage for my bike? I need to drop the seat height about 3-4 cm" |
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► Honda Blackbird 2003 Application: Sports/Touring 90kg Problem: Poor adjustment range "Hard backend still factory shock" |
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► Honda Blackbird CBR1100XX 2005 Application: Sports/Touring 95kg + 80kg "Due to the lack of adjustability in the Blackbird's suspension I'm having trouble with going from riding on my own to taking the missus and some luggage on trips. Basically I need some ease of adjustment in the rear suspension preload. The existing shock is a pain in the arse to adjust and the spring is too soft anyway. As with the forks, they are sprung too soft and the damping needs some help.... Could you offer some suggestions to which way would be the best to go for some cost-effective modifications for the type of riding I do?" |
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► Honda CRF 250X 2005 Application: Enduro 110kg Problem: Bottoming "I bought a new 2005 CRF250X in Dec '05. I noticed immediately that my weight was a bit much for the stock spring. I can't set the race sag correctly and the bike bottoms out when landing off jumps. I weigh approx 245lbs and I'm looking to replace the spring with one better suited for my weight. I'm also unsure as to whether I need to replace the components of my front forks?" |
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► Honda VFR 400 Application: Ride Day only 65kg Problem: "My forks only have rebound adjustment - can I modify them (new cartridge?) to have comp. and rebound? What's the best way to improve on these standard forks for ride days?" |
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► Honda VFR750F 97 Application: Sports/Touring 75kg Problem: "Suffering from excessive dive." |
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► Hyosung 2006 Application: Touring 70kg Problem: Bike Lowering "I'm sick of the wife dropping the bike (she's too short) feet hardly touch the ground. HELP" |
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► Kawasaki Z1000 2003 Application: Sports/Rided day 95kg Problem: Wallowing in corners "think front spring too soft. want better clearance and confidence" |
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► Kawasaki ZRX1200R 2006 Application: Sports / Rideday 75kg Problem: Wallowing in corners "Hi, I would like to upgrade the front suspension on my zrx and understand that the cartridges used in 04 and later models are sealed on the compression valve, making it difficult to upgrade. I used the bike mainly for sports riding/touring and a few ride days The bike seems to wallow a bit in fast corners and the adjustment range is poor I currently have the compression damping backed right out and the rebound 1 click from max. This makes a difference from the standard settings but still not great. Seems to be too much compression and not enough rebound? I have read about your work Ken's (AMCN) ZRX and was surprised to hear the forks were revalved, no other suspension shops have said they can be done? Any advice and upgrade options you would recommend for this bike? Thanks, James" |
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► Kawasaki ZRX1200S 2002 Application: Sports/Touring with luggage 85kg + 20-40 luggage Problem: Excessive Dive "....wallows as well." |
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► KTM 450 EXC 2004 Application: Trail / Adventure / Bush 120kg "Bike is stock. Am after price for uprated springs, and either revalve, or use of new valves." |
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► KTM 640 LC4 Supermoto 2005 Application: On/Off Road 55kg Problem: Bike Lowering "99% road. Can 100mm come off seat height and still keep good handling?" |
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► Suzuki GSXR600 2005 Application: Sports/Rideday 50kg "Hi, I've just purchased a new 05 GSXR600, I only weigh 50 kilos, I've done a lot of racing in the past but this bike is just for sportsriding and occasional track day. I did soften the spring preload so I have just about a cm sag of the rear and softened compression a rebound a lil, also turned front preloads out to compensate for rear adjustment and also took some compression and rebound damping out. Basically was averaging 140-160km bends but was being kicked around a lot by the bumps, a bit unnerving when banked over at those speeds. Basically would you be able to price me some fork springs and maybe a valving kit for my weight and a rear shock with correct spring for my weight also" |
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► Suzuki GSXR750 1985 Application: Sports/Touring 75kg + 70kg "Rear shock is stuffed, best cheaper brand to replace it? Thanks" |
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► Suzuki GPZ1100 E1 1995 Application: Sports/Touring 75kg + 60kg +10 Problem: Bottoming "Hi Folks, I enquired about your services some time ago and am now at a stage where time permits me to remove the shock from my bike. I've had the bike since new and have covered >80,000 k's without touching the rear shock. Ride is harsh and not at all compliant, regardless of what I do to the tyre pressures. Could you give me some idea of what might be required - I think last time you mentioned the possibility of needing a new spring amongst other things. Also the bike has pre-load and re-bound capability - would these still be operative after a re-build? Thanks." |
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► Suzuki GSXR 1000K4 2004 Application: Sports/Touring 80kg Problem: Poor Traction feel "I think I would maybe first look at getting the fork/shock serviced and then get it adjusted for my weight.... can you suggest anything else?" |
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► Suzuki GSXR1000 2005 Application: Sports/Rideday 80kg Problem: Poor Traction feel "25SSK ULTIMATE RACE CARTRIDGE KIT - is this the best option for the front forks? I was going to upgrade the K5 forks before fitting them and wanted something as good as the rear shock." |
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► Triumph Sprint ST 1996 Application: Sports/Touring 75kg "Wallowing in corners" |
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► Triumph Sprint ST 1999 Application: Sports/Rideday 100kg "...The front forks on my bike: I fitted a set of RaceTech valves, 1k.g. springs and 20 wt. oil 110 m.m. from the top of the legs and they feel much better but I have a few queries that I hope you can help me with ~ Couldn't get 20 wt oil so I had to mix 1 bottle of Harley Davidson "Heavy Duty" & 1 bottle of "Extra Heavy Duty" fork oil together - was told that the wts. were 16 & 22 which would average out as approx. 20 wt. when mixed together. First off the forks were far too hard and I've had to wind off 14 turns of preload, they feel much better (perfect on the track) but are still perhaps a bit hard and I don't think that I'm getting the full range of travel that I "think" I should have eg: The cable ties are 40 m.m. away from the bottom of the lower fork tree after a typical day's riding so I'm wondering if I should (a) Replace the oil with a known wt. (b) Take some oil out or (c) Something else you can suggest to me to try... ...my impression is that the front is "chattering" across high speed bumps during cornering – I found myself running wide through a few corners but don’t know if this was entirely due to the forks losing traction or me losing confidence when the front started to "chatter" – It’s fine on smooth and undulating corners but as soon as there’s some ripples or bumps it seems to "chatter" (for want of a better explanation)
Hope you can advise a fix for it …" |
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► Triumph Sprint ST 2006 Application: Sports/Ride Day 90kg Problem: Excessive brake dive "North Coast back roads are very bumpy. Bike suffers from lack of control and traction over bumps. I also need the bike lowered." |
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► Triumph Thunderbird 1996 Application: Sports/Touring 110kg Problem: Excessive Brake Dive "Interested in fitting progressive springs. What is the cost to supply?" |
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► Yamaha R1 2001 Application: Sports/Touring 55kg Problem: Poor traction feel "WANT SUGGESTIONS FOR FRONT FORK" |
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► Yamaha R1 2004 Application: Ride Day only 85kg "Just wondering if you had a set up for my bike 04 r1. it has race glass, slicks etc. poor tyre, have u got a setting for the rear" |
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► Yamaha R6 2006 Application: Sports Riding 55kg Bike Lowering Front & Rear "Hi there, I am wanting to lower my bike by 2 inches and have purchased a set of Vortex Lowering Links for the back and an adjustable kickstand to replace the stock one. Could you please give me a quote to lower the back with the lowering links I have and also to lower the front to a suitable height as well. Thank you. Regards, Billy"
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