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Originally Posted by hoaxci5
Stock SV springs are .706 and racetech's site says I should be using .85 so that is more than likely part of it.
I'm sure I'm not as smooth as any of the faster guys, but I didn't feel like I was abrupt in my motions, but I guess without truely knowing what smooth is thats hard to say too.
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I took a 3-day long suspension seminar put on by Paul Thede (owner and originator of Race Tech) back in '98, that was a tremendous eye opening experience for me. One of the things he liked to say was "The best you've ridden, is the best you know". Now if you really put some thought into what he's saying there you'll realize that it means the best set-up you've ridden is the extent of your actual experience/knowledge as to what good really is. He also said that well set-up suspension will most of the time go un-noticed by the rider because it's doing what it should be and allowing you to do what you want the bike to do. I remember when I upgraded my suspension (damping and springs) on my 1st race bike, I was thinking "why in the Hell did I wait so long to do this?!" The bike became so smooth after that, it handled like I thought a bike should handle. After that upgrade I was instantly faster, smoother, and more confident while racing.
The difference in spring weights you posted above are fairly substantial, I think that's a major factor in your problem, definitely the 1st thing I would change (since unlike tires it's a long lasting change that really needs to be done in your case - and for apx the same cost as a pair of tires).
