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1150 rear spring swap

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ok so after thiking about it :-k i was wrong ,thanks for the correction .
with this enlightenment things should be easier .sorry for the confusion.
settings will come and i might try the 1150 spring on the busa shock ,any thoughts about this are welcome.......toolman
 
toolman said:
ok so after thiking about it :-k i was wrong ,thanks for the correction .
with this enlightenment things should be easier .sorry for the confusion.
settings will come and i might try the 1150 spring on the busa shock ,any thoughts about this are welcome.......toolman
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I would think the 1150 spring would be pretty well worn by now, at least more so than the 'busa. Couldn't we just compare spring rates for both of them and see if they're comparable?
 
the spring rates are very differant, i dont know how much but its alot.i do have a low milage 1150 spring to try but i think that a spring in between would be nice .i have seen busa springs in the after market maby there is somthing there. the busa spring is a bit too hard , even for me at 240 lbs and liking a hard stiff feel to the rear.
if anyone has the spring rates for the 1150 and busa the info would be very much apreciated......toolman
 
so i went out to the shop and tore the rear shock out one more time. pulled the spring off my low mile shock for the 1150 and interchanged it with the busa . now rebound is set at half way and the compression is out three quarters. it feels way better than anyting i have tried before .
the setup that i have in there now is the 1150 spring on the busa shock, the compression is 3/4 out and the rebound is 1/2 way.the spring is pre loaded to 1/2in of thread showing.
i think this is the set up thats going to work. my lovely wife and myself are going to spencis bridge for dinner tonight so ill be able to see how it handles two up.
thanks to everybody for there input and support throughout this whole rear shock and spring swap fiasco .......toolman
 
If this ends up being a good swap, what're the chances you could do some sort of official write-up - hopefully with pics - for the site?

We'll be your friend...
 
unclemike:this setup seems to work. the busa shock is a good candidate because they are available and cheap, the one i got from ebay was $30 for the shock and $40 for shipping.all the rest of the work was done in my shop with hand tools .
as far as a write up goes no problem. if i pull the shock out again ill take lots of pics and if i dont i will still write out the whole procedure in detail so others may try it to.
thanks again .....toolman
 
wow what a differance, with two up it handled perfect no bouncing and no wollowing in corners. it trasformed the bike from almost unridable to a very smart handling ride . this is a great mod for the money.......toolman
 
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