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Old 27th November 2014, 12:08   #11
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It'll be blown shocks causing this rather than duff springs won't it??
Normal shocks make absolutely no difference to ride height, they just damp the bodies oscillation to prevent bounce - hence they are often called 'dampers'.
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Old 27th November 2014, 12:16   #12
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Would that explain why my car scrapes the top of speed bumps? The "dampers" not working efficiently?
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Old 27th November 2014, 12:30   #13
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It can do - they are quite 'soft' as they are, but if they don't provide much resistance the problem will be much worse.
I guess you'll see soon...
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Old 27th November 2014, 19:37   #14
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I've just looked at the link to Best of British, and their other springs for the 75 and can only see saloon rears, not the tourer, I thought they were different ?
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Oh please don't say that!!
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Old 27th November 2014, 19:52   #16
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I've just looked at Rimmers website and the various part numbers and colour codes for the tourer and saloon rear springs are different. Hopefully they are interchangeable, that would make life a lot easier for us tourer owners. Anyone have a definitive answer ?
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Old 27th November 2014, 22:27   #17
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I've messaged the supplier and asked them. If I've purchased a set of saloon, I will have to drive to Darleston on Saturday to swap them. I will let you know once I have a reply.
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Old 27th November 2014, 22:33   #18
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That said ProfDave does state that they were for a tourer? In the post with the link.
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Old 28th November 2014, 08:49   #19
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Well if your shocks are fine why don't you get the moto-build lowering springs for £162 inc delivery?
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Old 28th November 2014, 09:11   #20
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Because I've already bought the ones linked above, although I now think the May be the wrong ones!
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