progressive fork springs....

**Pixie** · 17th March 2006, 20:39

Originally Posted by cowpoos

I said "should be" and I also said linear springs are the go....a re-read would be in order lad!! and yes you can make a spring digresive/regresive by using linkages on the rear shock of the bike...as all race teams do and most mordern bikes do...

Aahh,but that wouldn't be the spring,then,would it?

**cowpoos** · 17th March 2006, 20:44

Originally Posted by Pixie

Aahh,but that wouldn't be the spring,then,would it?

well yes you are completely right about that if we want to get right down to the knitty gritty.... lol

**Pixie** · 17th March 2006, 20:47

Actually, I really wanted to see a regressive spring.
That would prove Einstein confused and I could build a wormhole to the twisty galaxy

**Paulus** · 17th March 2006, 21:06

Originally Posted by ducatilover

i'll have to talk to the mechanic doing the work on the forks, but from what has been sdaid i'll get some valve emulators and some lineir rate springs

so i take it i can change the damping rate if i have gold valve emulators?

I believe they are tuneable but you'd have to strip your forks each time to do it.

BTW a good manual on modern shim type shocks (and forks) can be found here:

http://www.penskeshocks.com/8900%20M...e%20Manual.pdf

It's a big file though.

**WINJA** · 17th March 2006, 21:14

i put progessive springs in a few bikes now mainly my older bikes and i thought they made the bike a little better all round , allround being two up , tank bag , touring or scratching.progressive springs would be better than fucked springs in any case , theyre not great for racing or if your finding that last bit of cornering performance

**ducatilover** · 19th March 2006, 15:48

Originally Posted by WINJA

i put progessive springs in a few bikes now mainly my older bikes and i thought they made the bike a little better all round , allround being two up , tank bag , touring or scratching.progressive springs would be better than fucked springs in any case , theyre not great for racing or if your finding that last bit of cornering performance

i wont be having any touring gear or pillions. and the current springs are fairly fucked

**terbang** · 19th March 2006, 16:06

Used to fit Progressive to my old girls and they were fine. Had a 1200 bandit that didn't give many front end options and after a lot of mucking about with sorting out spring suitability I settled for Eibach springs front and rear, gold valves in the front and a Gixxer 1000 rear shock.

**ducatilover** · 19th March 2006, 16:19

if this helps i will be riding her hard through corners and the roads around my area are susceptible to corrugations

.... it wont get used much on track though [unlees you include the rimutaka hill] im really small [ 5/9 55kg] but i do tend to ride faster than i should. i know i'll get valve emulators and some aftermarket springs. just what springs