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I am 6'4" but not that big in other directions , only 180 lbs...

on the other hand a road racer needs higher rates due to the high cornering forces, so lets see, maybe the weight removal will bring rate to the right balance, will have to experiment on track

The amount of heavy crap i removed from the bike is nothing short of amazing, no wonder,

it's a Kawasaki HEAVY Industries product after all

That's cool that you were able to take that much weight off the bike. Heck my zx-10r weighs more than that.

If you use the Racetech calculator that I linked, it gives you recommendations for race or street, and yes the race spring rates are higher.

Looks like you may need to find a 7.5Kg/mm spring. Stock is 6.2Kg/mm. It may be a little mushy with the stock spring in there.

OK, thanks

Have a GSXR1100 spring too, that should pretty stiff if I do need one.

How does your bike handle after this suspension mod?

Had a look at your build, pretty impressive!

TG

So far, I love the way it handles. It's not the corner carver that my ninja is, but it doesn't need to be. I promised myself that I wouldn't put it on the road until it was done. At this point, all of the riding has been under 60 mph. Once the paint is done, I'll have it inspected and then I can get it on the highway. I'll let you know once I get to hit some fast sweepers and such. One thing that I really love is the fact that this thing eats bumps for a living. So much more plush ride than my ninja. I envision this bike as more of a grand tourer, and that's how it's working out. If I were racing it, I would try and shed some more weight, try and raise the height, raise the motor, and generally shoot for more cornering clearance. I have touched the header on the pavement while taking a right hander that I usually take at a pretty good clip on the ninja. So it seems to turn in well enough on the slower corners, but lacks the cornering clearance of the newer bikes.

Hey TG
Just don't put on them trumpets y'know...

Hopefully if all's well we'll push start you at Magione this coming May. I enjoyed this thread very much, I always enjoy a good technical mumbo jumbo.
Ciao, M

OK, i'll remember!

looking fwd to it,

TG

till i take a finale decission on the porting strategy, some more stuff added

wiring harness in place

coils and kill switch

was lucky to be able to fit the steering damper in front of the fork as the oil cooler wouldnt have let me fix it to the front down tubes

other end is held to the stock fairing bracket

starter blanking plug (will use rollers to start)

oil catch bottle entry