vwhammer
Member
Is the general consensus here to get the spring rate that RaceTech suggests?
I weigh 260 without riding gear and when I go off road will likely have another 30 to 40 lbs of camp gear with me on longer trips.
Using my rider weight on the calculator on RaceTech's site puts me right at the 1kg/mm spring.
I will likely be riding this bike off road more than most might so I thought that a slightly softer spring might be a better choice.
I am also willing to sacrifice a bit of on road manners on favor of some better off road characteristics.
I am doing a shock swap on the rear (Aprilia Tuono) and went with a spring on the rear that is a bit stiffer than the stock NCX rear spring.
I just don't want one end over sprung such that it makes for some strange handling.
I suppose I could just go with the .95kg/mm springs, which is still stiffer than the stock springs, and see how it feels.
I would then have the option to go up or down depending out what I determine.
I guess after typing all of that I kind of came to a conclusion by myself but I am interested to hear about any of the heavier riders experiences with a spring and Emulator set up.
I weigh 260 without riding gear and when I go off road will likely have another 30 to 40 lbs of camp gear with me on longer trips.
Using my rider weight on the calculator on RaceTech's site puts me right at the 1kg/mm spring.
I will likely be riding this bike off road more than most might so I thought that a slightly softer spring might be a better choice.
I am also willing to sacrifice a bit of on road manners on favor of some better off road characteristics.
I am doing a shock swap on the rear (Aprilia Tuono) and went with a spring on the rear that is a bit stiffer than the stock NCX rear spring.
I just don't want one end over sprung such that it makes for some strange handling.
I suppose I could just go with the .95kg/mm springs, which is still stiffer than the stock springs, and see how it feels.
I would then have the option to go up or down depending out what I determine.
I guess after typing all of that I kind of came to a conclusion by myself but I am interested to hear about any of the heavier riders experiences with a spring and Emulator set up.