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How many of you have fitted a 60 series rear rather the std 55 ?
Exactly what I was after I like the idea of a little more height in the rear as well. ThanksYeah, i did ages ago......
They look enormous...ha ha.... because of the ratio, they actually look bigger than a 190 on the bike.....
Firstly, they are taller, by about 6mm rolling radius....so i pushed my forks down 5mm to compensate.
Secondly, they tip a bit quicker, but i found, the further you go, the slower the lean in is, until the bike feels like you can just about take your hands
off the bars......there is a huge contact patch on the road, and i feels like its bolted down....
Overall, it was good, but, it took some "life" out of the bike...if you get what i mean....
Thats my experience anyway.....
I've seen this is a common mod not sure I'll go that route although a shock with a ride height adjuster maybe the go. Do the GSXR triples have the same offset as the SV ? I've looked at a few threads but not really done a good search.I'm told that my '05 SV had an '05 GSX-R1k rear shock installed before i bought it. And that it raised the rear end 1/2 inch.
I really don't know, as i have only ridden my SV. But if so, this may help w adjusting the f/r weight ratio.
The front forks were sourced from the same bike. The tops of the fork tubes are level w the top tripples. As per the info also found on this site, as the GSX-R 05's are a little shorter than stock SV's.
I'm no race rider, so the bike has no problems handling corners as fast as I feel comfortable going.
The GSX-R1000 K5-K6 shock should be 325mm long just like the SV1000, so ride hight will be the same. However spring rate is just a tiny bit stiffer, but probably not something you would feel 8,0 vs 8,1 kg/mm.I'm told that my '05 SV had an '05 GSX-R1k rear shock installed before i bought it. And that it raised the rear end 1/2 inch.
I really don't know, as i have only ridden my SV. But if so, this may help w adjusting the f/r weight ratio.
The front forks were sourced from the same bike. The tops of the fork tubes are level w the top tripples. As per the info also found on this site, as the GSX-R 05's are a little shorter than stock SV's.
I'm no race rider, so the bike has no problems handling corners as fast as I feel comfortable going.
It really depends on which GSX-R. Refer to Missing Link's fork matrix.Do the GSXR triples have the same offset as the SV ? I've looked at a few threads but not really done a good search.
Already got the 60 series tyre easy to get here. Looking at a 03/04 GSXR shock or an after market one with a ride height adjuster. Have not really had to much time to play with it yet I have a set of fork springs ready to go...180/60-17 tires are more difficult to find. IMO stay with the more std 55 aspect ratio, and make chassis mods to achieve what you want - more ground clearance, quicker steering, etc. A longer shock, different dogbones, raising forks will all change chassis attitude. My '03 1000s has a ninja 600r shock which raised the rear ~3/4". It's a stiff spring tho.
I run a 190/55 on my 5.5 rim, it makes it steer quicker and so very planted in the corners.How many of you have fitted a 60 series rear rather the std 55 ?
180/60-17 tires are more difficult to find. IMO stay with the more std 55 aspect ratio, and make chassis mods to achieve what you want - more ground clearance, quicker steering, etc. A longer shock, different dogbones, raising forks will all change chassis attitude. My '03 1000s has a ninja 600r shock which raised the rear ~3/4". It's a stiff spring tho.
Yes ZX6R shock. Dont know the eye-eye length, didn't write it down. Raised the rear 3/4", and no, that is not too much. Stock chassis attitude is a bit lazy, it just quickens things up a bit but is still very stable. Years ago I hit a rock with the rear tire at near full lean at 60 mph in a corner. It bent the side of the rear rim. The bike twitched once, settled right down and tracked through the corner.I agree with Marty Moose on the 60 series....dime a dozen here....plenty of options.....
What eye to eye lengthe is that Kwaka shock ? I assume its a ZX-6R Ninja you are meaning ? I used the 04 gixxer thou which is form memory 3mm longer and lifts the bike 10mm above the axle (2/5")
3/4" seems like a big jump....did you make other chnages ?