Sequence: Front or rear suspension upgrade?
Sequence: Front or rear suspension upgrade?
Hi all. Ok (apols, belly has some wine it it) got made redundant on Monday, possible opportunity already (yay), with redundancy packaging due either April OR in 6-12 months time...
and I want to use some cash to upgrade/improve my stock 98 Storm.
So - if I could only do ONE suspension upgrade now (with other in 6/12 months time) - which should I do first for this year's fun:
Get front Rodgered
Or fit a Nitron (or Maxton) rear??? (which appear to be flavours of choice for budget-concious peeps like me)
Bike is well looked after, so normal soft front and ok rear, so neither screaming out for change....
Your opinions welcomed
and I want to use some cash to upgrade/improve my stock 98 Storm.
So - if I could only do ONE suspension upgrade now (with other in 6/12 months time) - which should I do first for this year's fun:
Get front Rodgered
Or fit a Nitron (or Maxton) rear??? (which appear to be flavours of choice for budget-concious peeps like me)
Bike is well looked after, so normal soft front and ok rear, so neither screaming out for change....
Your opinions welcomed
Re: Sequence: Front or rear suspension upgrade?
Rogered front! This will then probably highlight crap rear
SH#T HAPPENS!!!!!!!!
Re: Sequence: Front or rear suspension upgrade?
+1 on the front.
Re: Sequence: Front or rear suspension upgrade?
I agree, front first,
Chris.
Chris.
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Re: Sequence: Front or rear suspension upgrade?
front, Rodgered, then the rear will feel shite, but better to have a shite rear than a shite front.
missing the noise, not the vibes. However never say never!
Re: Sequence: Front or rear suspension upgrade?
In isolation that statement looks like Virts mantra for a night out!bigtwinthing wrote:front, Rodgered, then the rear will feel shite, but better to have a shite rear than a shite front.
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F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Penske shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, lashings of Ti & CF
F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Penske shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, lashings of Ti & CF
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Re: Sequence: Front or rear suspension upgrade?
Kev L wrote:In isolation that statement looks like Virts mantra for a night out!bigtwinthing wrote:front, Rodgered, then the rear will feel shite, but better to have a shite rear than a shite front.
wombles that was funny
missing the noise, not the vibes. However never say never!
Re: Sequence: Front or rear suspension upgrade?
+1bigtwinthing wrote:Kev L wrote:In isolation that statement looks like Virts mantra for a night out!bigtwinthing wrote:front, Rodgered, then the rear will feel shite, but better to have a shite rear than a shite front.
wombles that was funny
3 out of 4 people make up 75% of the worlds population.
Re: Sequence: Front or rear suspension upgrade?
do both for less than £400 YSS or Hagon rear and K-tech front springs would be a vast improvement over oem
Life's too short for plain biscuits
Re: Sequence: Front or rear suspension upgrade?
Tru datvanstub wrote:do both for less than £400 YSS or Hagon rear and K-tech front springs would be a vast improvement over oem
It's not falling off, it's an upgrade opportunity.
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Re: Sequence: Front or rear suspension upgrade?
Yeah forks first, though in hindsight I would have pulled the forks 5mm through before hand and ridden it for a bit before having the work done. Just to get a better understanding of how each change affects the feel.
Anyway, I'm still on the standard rear and it feels fine. I do plan on buying one at some pointas it will be good to see the difference, and I really want a hydraulic preload adjuster...
Anyway, I'm still on the standard rear and it feels fine. I do plan on buying one at some pointas it will be good to see the difference, and I really want a hydraulic preload adjuster...