I got both ends done at the same time. Fronts with .90 springs, oil and racetech gold valves. Rear revalved gsxr shock and resprung. All done by the guys at SVraceshop.
Im about in the middle of the preload on the rear shock and mininum preload on the forks. Think maybe thats 'cause I have a naked and not a S. Less weight up front. I managed to get correct sag numbers either way.
Stock bike lurch everytime I let off the gas or braked. It liked to wobble all over the place with minor corrections mid corner. It bottomed out with bumps on the road. It felt like driving a big american car where the suspension is always lagging behind what the body is doing.
Well all thats gone now. Its seriously like a new bike now. The bike just feels solid and planted. The turn in has increased phenominally. I feel much more confident entering corners where before the bike would bob and weave before I set the lean angle on turn in. Its noticable stiffer just riding around. Not bad stiff, but at least it doesnt feel nearly as bad when I hit more than minor bumps. Dive when I let off the gas or brake is all but gone. As compared to the stock large american car feeling, now it feels like a surgical tool. I can actually feel what the suspension is doing instead of driving with a pair of oven mitts on.
Dampening feels pretty good for now with the setting that I got from them. I might play with it a little more in the future, but for now Ill just ride and get used to the new bike.
Im about in the middle of the preload on the rear shock and mininum preload on the forks. Think maybe thats 'cause I have a naked and not a S. Less weight up front. I managed to get correct sag numbers either way.
Stock bike lurch everytime I let off the gas or braked. It liked to wobble all over the place with minor corrections mid corner. It bottomed out with bumps on the road. It felt like driving a big american car where the suspension is always lagging behind what the body is doing.
Well all thats gone now. Its seriously like a new bike now. The bike just feels solid and planted. The turn in has increased phenominally. I feel much more confident entering corners where before the bike would bob and weave before I set the lean angle on turn in. Its noticable stiffer just riding around. Not bad stiff, but at least it doesnt feel nearly as bad when I hit more than minor bumps. Dive when I let off the gas or brake is all but gone. As compared to the stock large american car feeling, now it feels like a surgical tool. I can actually feel what the suspension is doing instead of driving with a pair of oven mitts on.
Dampening feels pretty good for now with the setting that I got from them. I might play with it a little more in the future, but for now Ill just ride and get used to the new bike.
