Kawasaki Concours Forum
Marketplace => Wanted => Topic started by: turbojoe78 on November 13, 2011, 06:19:32 PM
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Hi, I'm looking for some Racetech Cartridge Emulators for a 1999 C10 for a winter project.
Thanks,
Joe
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joe - when you get them, my best setup is 4 holes in the blow-off plate, blue springs w/ 2 turns preload. I also run stock springs with about 5" cut from the tightly wound end. sweet! steve
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Thanks Steve,
I've got 4" cut off my stock springs now, weigh 180 lbs and do almost all of my riding alone.
Do you think I should cut the additional inch off or will I be ok with just 4" cut off? Joe
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That's going to fine, I think. I weigh a little (ahem) more than you... :o Steve
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Okay, maybe the wrong place but........what did you use to make up the difference in the spring length once you cut it? which end did you cut?
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Okay, maybe the wrong place but........what did you use to make up the difference in the spring length once you cut it? which end did you cut?
Here is a quote from somewhere I saved and is what I (and others) have done:
The stock fork oil is called 10W-20 in the service manual. The biggest bang for the buck is the change the oil to 15w fork oil and to cut 4-6" of the closest spring coils off of the OEM springs and substitute the coorect length of 3/4" SD-40 PVC pipe to get the spring length back to specs (see attached image). Grind the end of the cut spring flat and protect each end of the PVC with a steel washer (slightly less than 1.25” OD). Make all cuts square. Adjust the length of PVC and the adjuster to get 1-3/8" static sag (droop, fork compression) with you on the bike.