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sukiz

Post subject: Front Suspension Performance

Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 4:08 am

Still in the Driveway

Joined: Mon Sep 28, 2015 9:25 am
Posts: 2
Location: Manchester, UK
Country: England
Bikes owned: RG250

Hello there! Hope you are all well! I was just looking in the suspension section in hope to find a thread to relate to my problem, but I haven't had any luck so far. I am wanting to improve the front suspension on my RG250 to hopefully improve the performance on the road. Can anybody suggest what would be an improvement? Thanks!

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bs_racer

Post subject: Re: Front Suspension Performance

Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 6:31 pm

On the street

Joined: Sun Sep 26, 2010 9:34 am
Posts: 21
Location: Northwest Ohio

I put a pair of gsxr forks on mine. They are 1989 750 forks, 41 mm. They work great. I can't advise about the axle size , you might have to change bearings or something like that. I'm using 17" Katana wheels.

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Alan H

Post subject: Re: Front Suspension Performance

Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 1:28 am

World Superbike

Joined: Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:50 am
Posts: 2088
Location: The Republic of South Yorkshire
Country: England
Bikes owned: GT550s GT750 GSX1400 and lots of spares

http://the2strokeforum.proboards.com/

Are very good with several guys with modded RGs on there. UK based too.

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sukiz

Post subject: Re: Front Suspension Performance

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 7:16 am

Still in the Driveway

Joined: Mon Sep 28, 2015 9:25 am
Posts: 2
Location: Manchester, UK
Country: England
Bikes owned: RG250

Spoke with these guys http://www.brooksuspension.co.uk/suzuki ... rvice.html who confirmed my suspicions that the forks were poor and suggested as a budget upgrade with out having to do anything drastic such as a full fork change, that a refresh and a re-spring might be the way forward. They only charge £120 to refresh the oil and seals and they charge £85 for a set of springs.

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bs_racer

Post subject: Re: Front Suspension Performance

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 8:51 am

On the street

Joined: Sun Sep 26, 2010 9:34 am
Posts: 21
Location: Northwest Ohio

I agree with the above posts. Better oil, new seals, new springs and possibly, if your budget allows, cartridge emulators. The GSXR forks are probably overkill on my bike but I race mine and it has less flex in the front end with these.

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Alan H

Post subject: Re: Front Suspension Performance

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 12:03 pm

World Superbike

Joined: Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:50 am
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Location: The Republic of South Yorkshire
Country: England
Bikes owned: GT550s GT750 GSX1400 and lots of spares

sukiz wrote:

Spoke with these guys http://www.brooksuspension.co.uk/suzuki ... rvice.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; who confirmed my suspicions that the forks were poor and suggested as a budget upgrade with out having to do anything drastic such as a full fork change, that a refresh and a re-spring might be the way forward. They only charge £120 to refresh the oil and seals and they charge £85 for a set of springs.

Fairly local to me, only 45 mins away, so might come in useful. Cheers.

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