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Old 03-30-2009, 08:17 PM   #2
Phenix_Rider
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Renton, WA
Moto: Ninja 650R
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Originally Posted by Trip View Post
no other shocks work for your bike? Just aftermarket?
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I thought a GSXR shock would work....
and nope. Unless your gixxer rider weighs more than his bike- about two times more

I gather that the rear spring rate on the 650R is about 1200 lbs/in. That's right, twelve hundred. No linkage to make a puny 400-600 lbs/in work like most supersports have.

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I'm on an SV... There's a couple of guys on cruisers too.

I'm anxious to see how other people do at the Gap. I've never been....heard and saw pics and videos of the horror stories. I don't want to become one of them, especially since we don't have anything remotely like the curves at the Gap here. I'll be taking my time.
NO ONE is allowed near the tree of shame. ONLY rule- no crashing.
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