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Suspension upgrades for GSX550es -83?

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Hello guys,

I want to upgrade my suspension on my 83 GSX550es(front and rear). What options do i have? New springs, seals, thicker oil and fork bracing? Or is there some other more modern forks i could bolt on? I wouldnt want to change geometry of the bike dramatically.

Cheers,
 
For the fronts, get either Progressive springs or the Sonic straight rates; Hagons are some favorites for the rears
 
The '83 is a monoshock rear setup, so I'm not sure what you have available to you to upgrade that, but Hagon does offer a rather pricey piece of kit:

https://www.hagon-shocks.co.uk/catalog/config.aspx?TypeID=M

I believe the fork has a 43mm inner tube, and the part number only lines up with the 550es according to a parts search. A front end upgrade is probably going to be a complete front end graft from something else, including the triple tree; perhaps from a small Bandit...or as cowboyup says, you could upgrade the springs, and maybe put in a set of emulators. I guess it would depend on whether you are looking for better dampening and minimizing fork dive, or you are trying to stiffen up the front end
 
hmmm i think a 600 bandit shock fits but has linited clearance ints in the archives somewhere
 
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