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Originally Posted by Homeslice
You're too light for most suspensions, so um yeah you'd be spending money anyways 
Seems like most bikes these days are sprung for 180+ pounders, and that's too stiff for me so I've had to re-spring a couple bikes. The manufacturers keep putting these gonzo rear springs on, because I guess they figure they want to be on the safe side in case someone rides with a passenger. Either that or they want it to feel super-stiff and track-like so that magazine writers call it the best bike.  |
Strange thing is that the FRONT suspension on a SV650 is about right for a 120 pound rider. I took one out on the track and it had to be the soggiest thing that I'd ever ridden, next to a 250 Ninja.