SuzukiSavage.com - Cheaper front suspension upgrade?

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Re: Cheaper front suspension upgrade?
Reply #15 - 06/11/18 at 23:30:58

I still haven’t found a pothole that would bottom out the suspension, the forks feel excellent. The roads in Finland are in quite bad condition this year, but I feel very confident on the twisties. My friends don’t Grin

On loose gravel the front feels a bit light, I think that dropping the forks two inches would help with this, more weight to the front. But I don’t want to change to clip-ons or reduce the travel, so I think I’ll just have to get used to it.

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Re: Cheaper front suspension upgrade?
Reply #16 - 07/01/18 at 13:36:25

I realised that the springs can be cut to achieve a higher spring rate. When these Kawasaki springs are cut to Racetech spring length of 377 mm their rate will be 0,73 kg/mm. And with the Savages limited travel they can be cut even more.

Sold my Savage and bought an airhead BMW, going to use these same springs and fork valves in it.

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Re: Cheaper front suspension upgrade?
Reply #17 - 07/02/18 at 05:58:50

kojones wrote on 06/11/18 at 23:30:58:

I still haven’t found a pothole that would bottom out the suspension, the forks feel excellent. The roads in Finland are in quite bad condition this year, but I feel very confident on the twisties. My friends don’t Grin

On loose gravel the front feels a bit light, I think that dropping the forks two inches would help with this, more weight to the front. But I don’t want to change to clip-ons or reduce the travel, so I think I’ll just have to get used to it.

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Sorry to hear you sold the Savage have fun with the BMW.

As for lowering forks without reducing travel... There other ways to do that...

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