spring info

[ironknobby]

Ive seen the Beta spring chart,but it seems to me people are going stiffer to get the right sag numbers.I'm at 240 lbs on a 2016 300 RE. Is there a database with specific info available?looking for front/rear rates from someone at/near my weight. Thanks in advance.

[Frank A]

i just put a 8.5 kilogram spring on my 350 rrs and i'm 220, it's still a little light, as i have to crank it down to get the right rider sag.

[wwguy]

I think people mistakenly assume the spring chart is intended for base rider weight instead of total rider weight with gear, pack, and tools etc. 

I don't know that definitively, but here's the logic behind that statement:
1) We don't set race sag wearing our bathrobes.
2) Additional weight beyond naked rider weight most definitely affects spring action.
2) There's no practical or predictable way to normalize how much your gear, tools, water, and other accoutrements weight vs. mine or anyone else's.
3) Beta's spring rate charts work great for me if I use my total geared up weight.

[cj_wai]

13 hours ago, Frank A said:

i just put a 8.5 kilogram spring on my 350 rrs and i'm 220, it's still a little light, as i have to crank it down to get the right rider sag.

an 8.5 kg?

[Frank A]

Your right, a 4.8 k spring. I installed an 8 on my tenere. It was a spring weekend.

[ironknobby]

Does the standard RR and the Race version use the same springs?

[FORMA MOTO]

It is tough to get definitive info.

Add in the fact that spring lengths are not always the same from spring brand to brand, then it gets even tougher to compress the spring as needed in some cases (mine).

For 240 I would use a 6.3 / .52. 

Talk to Diverse Racing about springs.

[ironknobby]

Thanks for replies,I'm checking with After Hours too.