Applied Racing springs

[Max Smiley]

err, I think I need a kidney belt next.

so got the new HD spec rear spring on the shock no problem. didn't need a torch to heat the eyebolt, just standard tools really. pretty funny doing coilovers w/o needing a spring compressor though - everything is so tiny :laughing :laughing

on road the mini feels like it always did, just doesn't bottom out as easy bouncing on the seat. the old spring was much more compliant and easy riding. off road feels much stiffer and if stay in the saddle can be pretty vibrating harsh ride ththhppththpththtpthtpthpt haven't tried jumping anything but this spring no doubt better than before. stillart I want to ride your bike to see what the full pop rear shock and spring feels like!

I couldn't do the front fork springs cause my snap ring plier to weenie. darn. :( time for a new tool, yay :)

[wannabe]

I think you'll find the ride much better when you put the front springs on too. I think with soft springs up front and the stiff on the back, it's gotta be funky.

[Max Smiley]

could be. I think it's just overpowering the wimpish shock really.

and pretty funny, you are right, there's no oil in the forks :laughing we're talking just spring. I get the feeling I might not like it afterwards but no way gonna' spend thousands for USD forks etc. etc.

[wannabe]

Yeah, the lack of oil in the forks was really funny to me. It looks like the only damping the forks have are those rubber boots. :laughing

[ChainLash]

Originally posted by Max Smiley
and pretty funny, you are right, there's no oil in the forks :laughing we're talking just spring. I get the feeling I might not like it afterwards but no way gonna' spend thousands for USD forks etc. etc.

I've got some rear/front springs on order also. There is no oil in the forks?! I guess that makes suspension tuning that much easier. How do I change the fork springs? When I changed my upper triple clamps I noticed that the top of the forks are sealed. Do I remove the springs from the bottom of the forks I guess? Another thought is that maybe the stiffer rear spring may make it tougher to wheelie due to less weight transfer rearward?

[jonb]

phil you can ride my 50 anytime! :p the rear shock is nice! i dont have anything up front and the ride is just stable as hell.

[Max Smiley]

chainlash, the springs should come with directions.

disco the brake, drop the front wheel. slide down rubber boots, remove circlips inside. undo the top end, remove springs. from there gets iffy depending on how they assembled your particular bike, might have to drill a hole for some pins might not.

[Bad Dad]

I just bought the applied rear for my son's fifty last night. He kept bugging me to ride my bike, cuase he felt more comfortable/higher/sturdier...:laughing

Leaving his fronts alone for now, I will let you know how it rides differently compared to mine, which has both.

[DRZ]

Ive ridden Bad Dads 5O with stiff springs f/r and I like his alot better than mine with soft springs. I cant wait to get springs.

[levitation]

I got my AR springs in too, it is much better than before, especially if you do jumps off shit like curbs and stairs.

but like max said, its not as smooth and compliant, real rough.

and it is "harder" to wheelie now too, since the rear is not soft. but my wheelies suck anways, so no biggie.
worth it tho for 80$ odd dollars. :thumbup

[Max Smiley]

they'll break in. no complaints from gran prix day other than I still haven't done the fronts yet. :p

[levitation]

they will break in eh, good to know.

and BTW. when you guys do the fronts, MAKE SURE you seat the retaining circlips all the way. I didnt double check and they did not seat all the way..after doing some jumps offa speedbumps and curbs, i found that the clips came out and the bumpstops slid out.

[Max Smiley]

good tip! :thumbup
the life of a fiddy sure ain't easy.

what did you use to pull them to begin with, like a long nose circlip pliers? my circlip pliers the little arms are too short to get in there and hold the clip compressed. works on small ones ok. gotta' go to sears or home depot and tool shop.

[Bad Dad]

go to Kragen, I got a pair of these with replaceable tips for like $12.

[staRang]

I found that with the rear shock, it makes wheeling a lot easier. Just lean back, in 2nd, and she comes right up...

Chainlash, you remove the front springs from the bottom...

[jonb]

rear shock creates a nice pivot.

[staRang]

Originally posted by stillart
rear shock creates a nice pivot.

Yes sir... I do concur...

[DRZ]

How do you both meen? The fact that its firmer, or is the shock longer giving you a better balance point?

[Bad Dad]

for me, the stiffness means it goes right to pivot instead of sagging where you have to lean harder and pull up more.

I know I rode for a while without it (rear spring), and as soon as I put it on, I looped my first 2 wheelies cause it came up so easily.

[jonb]

yeah the shock is firmer, so it rotates on that rear axis a lot easier than first compressing fighting that sag and then pivoting it.

[DRZ]

Thats the answer I was hopeing for :thumbup thanks guys!

[RWC Honda]

I was just about to reply and say that we had these, but when I checked stock, they were all gone!!! We're sellin' out of Fiddy parts like crazy! Oh well... time to order more... Is there anything in particular you aren't finding anywhere else that you guys want to see in stock?

[DRZ]

K&N filters for the stock fiddy.

Do you have Fast50 McGrath bars?...in stock?