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Old 01-11-2010, 07:54 PM   #31
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he is aware that that fork is bpf right? I mean i dont know if it adjusts different but hell it might.

Yes of course...bpf is just more expensive to rebuild. lol
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Old 01-11-2010, 08:02 PM   #32
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Did you get it measured and set up for you? I find it hard to believe that someone like you who's 190-200 lbs would only need 1 turn on the preload. If your preload is too soft then it will cause the suspension to "top out" over bumps and when you drive out of turns.

Which is because either it's topping out, or there's too much high-speed damping.
This is not a conventional fork, remember. And yes he measured it and it barely moves.
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Old 01-11-2010, 08:19 PM   #33
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All I'm saying is if you got proper sag with only 1 turn of preload from full soft, then they must be using one hell of a stiff spring rate. So that means anyone lighter than you would probably be forced to swap to lighter springs.
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Old 01-11-2010, 09:37 PM   #34
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All I'm saying is if you got proper sag with only 1 turn of preload from full soft, then they must be using one hell of a stiff spring rate. So that means anyone lighter than you would probably be forced to swap to lighter springs.
The sag is not measured the same way as a cartridge type fork.
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Old 03-10-2010, 01:44 PM   #37
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Our dealership just dropped the 09 to $6999
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because the 2010 is improved, right?
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Old 03-10-2010, 03:30 PM   #39
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because the 2010 is improved, right?
Because the economy SUCKS.
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Old 03-10-2010, 03:38 PM   #40
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Because the economy SUCKS.
Bingo...we have a winner.

Kawaski slashed prices on all 09s. The 6r was 10,049 one day and 6,999 the next. No changes for the 2010 model.
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