Great site jump man thanks!
http://www.racetech.com

 

That must be street pressure, right?

 

I'm 210 and suspension work utterly transforms the bike. The benefits are not just limited to tire wear and better performance in the canyons.

An undersprung bike is not as safe to operate. Under hard braking, you can absolutely bottom the fork travel and feel your front tire chirping, not exactly what you want when trying to avoid the rear of that SUV that just pulled out in front of you. Getting fast without being able to get slow in a hurry is not a good thing.

 

pssss...

don't forget to do the rear as well...

what you'll notice is that you have better clearance (less dragging pegs, knee, etc. before it's actually necessary...good thing for fast guys, bad thing for guys who want to drag stuff to say they drag stuff), less dive when braking hard (as sono said), more solid in turns (like on rails), and you won't be swinging wide when coming out of a turn (no more tightening of sphincter as you drift closer and closer to shoulder).

racetech was said to be a bit off, but if you have someone who uses racetech all the time, they have their own methods and can get a spring to match your weight.

as for valving...should be done at the same time, but not critical. if you are po then maybe have someone drill out the old stuff.

and as always, OEM seals!