Fork Springs
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- Avgas Sniffer
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Fork Springs
Just giving my forks a service and my springs are now at their service limit.
Does anyone know if they are still available and how much they cost?
I'm going to be replacing my forks sooner or later, so may just do the seals and oil and leave the springs as they are.
Does anyone know if they are still available and how much they cost?
I'm going to be replacing my forks sooner or later, so may just do the seals and oil and leave the springs as they are.
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- Oil Injector
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Not sure of KR prices but RGV Genuines are about £100 per spring whereas a hyperpro kit is about £99 for the pair and Hagon even cheaper making them less than half price. You can save on springs as they are just a spring, however don't scrimp on oil and seals. Use good brands, preffereably genuine seals or seals you know others use with no issues. There is some real crap pattern stuff out there as well as some good.
The frustrating thing about pattern is quality can vary and and you don't find the problem until it's all back together costing you all that time and new oil.
No point re-sealing if the chrome sliders are chipped though. You'll need that re-coating or grinding if not too bad.
If you do the forks properly now you may be able to sell them as fully serviced and get a better price for them.
The frustrating thing about pattern is quality can vary and and you don't find the problem until it's all back together costing you all that time and new oil.
No point re-sealing if the chrome sliders are chipped though. You'll need that re-coating or grinding if not too bad.
If you do the forks properly now you may be able to sell them as fully serviced and get a better price for them.
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- 500bernie
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Hi Ben,
Here is the link to the page;
http://www.wemoto.com/bikes/Kawasaki/KR ... on_-_Pair/
I am sure some of the guys here on the forum could comment on the quality?
Cheers,
Bernie
Here is the link to the page;
http://www.wemoto.com/bikes/Kawasaki/KR ... on_-_Pair/
I am sure some of the guys here on the forum could comment on the quality?
Cheers,
Bernie
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- JanBros
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the original's certainly aren't lineair. can't remember out of my head if they are full-progressive, or "twice-lineair" (meaning a "combination off 2 lineair springs into one spring").Luders wrote:Understanding what progressive springs are. Were the standard springs not progressive? If I took a photo of my current springs, would you be able to tell if they are standard?
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