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  • gsgeezer
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    Talk to Rich. I would go for a straight-rate, not progressive.

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  • GregT
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    My experience has been that std Suzuki forks are undersprung for circuit racing and the rears are oversprung...

    Personally I'd go straight to an aftermarket fork spring - there still may be some fiddling with spacers and oil but it will be a lot closer to correct than OE. I see Progressive list a replacement.

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  • Big T
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    How long are your springs?

    The aftermarket one are longer than stock

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  • tkent02
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    Post classic racer?

    Is that a polite word for cafe?

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  • RichDesmond
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    Originally posted by yorkshireracer View Post
    I'm converting my GS550 into a post classic racer and need new fork springs.
    Trouble is, the bike is a complete bitsa with '78 engine and '79 frame and as for the forks ?
    Every model seems to have different springs and the ones in mine don't match anything. Is there any way I can identify what the forks in my bike are ?
    It really shouldn't matter, pretty sure all 550s from that era had 35mm forks and should take the same springs.

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  • yorkshireracer
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    Spring identification.

    I'm converting my GS550 into a post classic racer and need new fork springs.
    Trouble is, the bike is a complete bitsa with '78 engine and '79 frame and as for the forks ?
    Every model seems to have different springs and the ones in mine don't match anything. Is there any way I can identify what the forks in my bike are ?
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