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    Stiffer front end wanted

    im after some new (stiffer)springs for the front shocks on my nc24 vfr400. where can i get them and how much would i be looking at approx? or is there any other way to stiffen the front end?
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    There's the dodgy don't-let-Robert-Taylor-see-you method of upping the preload by putting washers/spacer on the top of the springs. That and the next grade heavier oil usually transforms a VFR.

    Of course the correct spring rate and having someone recondition them would be the responsible thing to do.
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    Quote Originally Posted by disturbed View Post
    im after some new (stiffer)springs for the front shocks on my nc24 vfr400. where can i get them and how much would i be looking at approx? or is there any other way to stiffen the front end?
    In stock and have sold lots for these. PM me. These will also respond to internal hydraulic upgrades but it does then become a dollar exercise.

    In deference to the immediate previous post we do not offer dodgy solutions! Only dodgy humour.

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    cheers rob but its a little out of my price range.
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    Quote Originally Posted by disturbed View Post
    cheers rob but its a little out of my price range.
    Just for relevance the Ohlins superbike spring set and spacers that I quoted ( in the appropriate rate ) are $259.90 for the pair incl plus p&p. They are polished for less friction and the tolerance factor is very fine. A standard price and so that there is no misconception the price is in any way exorbitant.

    And oh, if the customer decides that the spring rate is not quite right we exchange at no cost sans courier recovery fees. That is rather better than purchasing offshore to find that the rate is not quite right.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mental-Trousers View Post
    There's the dodgy don't-let-Robert-Taylor-see-you method of upping the preload by putting washers/spacer on the top of the springs. That and the next grade heavier oil usually transforms a VFR.

    Of course the correct spring rate and having someone recondition them would be the responsible thing to do.
    You are a bad man for suggesting that!

    Worked a treat on my old girl, and yes getting the whole front end rebuilt would have been a good idea, problem was, it would have cost more than the bike...LOL
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    Nonono,

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert Taylor View Post
    Just for relevance the Ohlins superbike spring set and spacers that I quoted ( in the appropriate rate ) are $259.90 for the pair incl plus p&p. They are polished for less friction and the tolerance factor is very fine. A standard price and so that there is no misconception the price is in any way exorbitant.

    And oh, if the customer decides that the spring rate is not quite right we exchange at no cost sans courier recovery fees. That is rather better than purchasing offshore to find that the rate is not quite right.
    C'mon Robert you could even go as far to say that is cheap . With local support I might add.

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    im not saying its expensive, im just saying i dnt have that much money at the moment lol. apprentice wages dont pay much when u got a mortgage and family to pay for lol.
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    Quote Originally Posted by disturbed View Post
    im not saying its expensive, im just saying i dnt have that much money at the moment lol. apprentice wages dont pay much when u got a mortgage and family to pay for lol.
    Yes I too was an apprentice many years ago so I understand where you are coming from.

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