syncron
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Post by syncron on Jun 15, 2019 11:18:12 GMT -7
Hi everyone, I bought a 2017 MT-10 SP a couple of months ago. I was very happy with the motorcycle but I felt immediately that the original springs were too stiff for my weight. Adjusting the preload was not enough because the rear was already as soft as it could be. I decided to respring it for my weight, 65 kg/ 143 lbs. The dealership changed the front springs to Fr.fork 25.5/260/8.5 and the rear to 51/150/75. The springs were sourced from Öhlins. It feels really stable in the corners now, I get a lot of feedback from the road and ride with a lot more confidence than before. I don't bounce all over the place anymore. The front doesn't lift more than usual under hard acceleration with the softer springs. I am using suspension mode A2. The A1 mode makes the rear squat a lot and front lift during hard acceleration, making it almost impossible to steer so I am avoiding that one. Highly recommended to respring if you are lightweight. Mandatory picture of bike.   |
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jet
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Post by jet on May 16, 2020 3:30:18 GMT -7
Hi everyone, I bought a 2017 MT-10 SP a couple of months ago. I was very happy with the motorcycle but I felt immediately that the original springs were too stiff for my weight. Adjusting the preload was not enough because the rear was already as soft as it could be. I decided to respring it for my weight, 65 kg/ 143 lbs. The dealership changed the front springs to Fr.fork 25.5/260/8.5 and the rear to 51/150/75. The springs were sourced from Öhlins. It feels really stable in the corners now, I get a lot of feedback from the road and ride with a lot more confidence than before. I don't bounce all over the place anymore. The front doesn't lift more than usual under hard acceleration with the softer springs. I am using suspension mode A2. The A1 mode makes the rear squat a lot and front lift during hard acceleration, making it almost impossible to steer so I am avoiding that one. Highly recommended to respring if you are lightweight. Mandatory picture of bike. That's really cool I was thinking the exact same thing (I've got the mt10sp and 65kg too!) could I ask how much did you pay to change the springs? |
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syncron
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Post by syncron on May 21, 2020 14:16:25 GMT -7
Hi everyone, I bought a 2017 MT-10 SP a couple of months ago. I was very happy with the motorcycle but I felt immediately that the original springs were too stiff for my weight. Adjusting the preload was not enough because the rear was already as soft as it could be. I decided to respring it for my weight, 65 kg/ 143 lbs. The dealership changed the front springs to Fr.fork 25.5/260/8.5 and the rear to 51/150/75. The springs were sourced from Öhlins. It feels really stable in the corners now, I get a lot of feedback from the road and ride with a lot more confidence than before. I don't bounce all over the place anymore. The front doesn't lift more than usual under hard acceleration with the softer springs. I am using suspension mode A2. The A1 mode makes the rear squat a lot and front lift during hard acceleration, making it almost impossible to steer so I am avoiding that one. Highly recommended to respring if you are lightweight. Mandatory picture of bike. That's really cool I was thinking the exact same thing (I've got the mt10sp and 65kg too!) could I ask how much did you pay to change the springs? The dealership charged me 5629 SEK so around 534 Euro including spring and labor. The rear squat problem I had was fixed by increasing the preload at the rear. Super happy with it! |
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jet
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Post by jet on Jun 18, 2020 7:06:27 GMT -7
Perfect, I have an appointment with my dealership early july. Thanks for the tip !
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