SDR springs!

OK.
Got my bike sorted in the looks/performance dept.

Now it needs Sussies.

Anyways I will be taking my bike up to Knockhill to visit ERS. I will be armed with some new Fork and rear springs.

SPRING C=9 L=250 D=5,1 05 (91410038S) Softer front
and
SPRING 160-185 ORANGE (91010275S) Big range rear.

What else required? Oil, Shims etc..

I ride on a combination of gravel strewn potholed backroad twisties and Mways/Town.

Not Track!

Also want to change tyres from the Pirelli corsa IIIs.To Dunlop Roadmarts or my old favourite Michelin Pilot Powers?

I know that questions have been asked before. But most answers are related to Track orientated/Smooth road riders. I live in Scotland FFS.

Thanks for any replies.

I would say don't spend a penny on parts. Take it to Eddie as it is and let him work it out. He'll supply the shims etc and if you want he will let you source your own springs if it needs them. You might find once the oil height is reset it brings the front a bit more towards what your looking for.

Like I say. Best and cheapest bet is to take the whole bike to him, tell him exactly what its doing and what you want it to do and he'll do the sums and wave his magic wand. He's one of those magicians who can just bounce a bike and tell you what its doing just from eyeballing it and giving it a wee bounce. Black art I tells ya.

Thought you'd be in here Viking.

Springs are ordered.

I had already set up as per: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=9160&p=100831#p100831

But just not good enough. Absolutely no confidence in this bikes handling at all. My '05 SD and Dukes were superb. Hence the reason I have been rabbiting about getting a Duke 690

Hope Eddie can do a good fix. Bike is great looking. But rides like Shoit!

I used to wonder why, you bothered? It's that, KTM thing. Ehh?.

Good luck on your new season.

Weather/Forth bridge, permitting. I'll go up Tuesday next week(Morning)

Course you are right Viking.

Took my bike up to Eddies today and booked her in for Thursday. He did inform me that I shouldn't go buying bits until he's done his sums.

Hey mate.

How heavy are you? Nothing personal.

Me, I'm nudging 15 stone and have two rear shocks that i have set up by good suspension outfits. The white 175 spring is at the limits of adjustment for static sag with me fully kitted up. It was great for normal roads but for tracks was a bit soft. I got a 185 orange SDR spring off Ebay that was set up for racing in the Superduke series and it is great for tracks but to be honest is a bit hard for everyday road riding. I wish it was easier to change between the two. I think, depending on how heavy you are, that the orange spring might be too stiff for your back roads.

I'm probably near 14st fully kitted. Bike has a 180/185 orange spring fitted OE. Bike would be fine for track. (But I don't do track.)

Will see how things go on Thursday.