Sequence: Front or rear suspension upgrade?

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SmileyVTR
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Sequence: Front or rear suspension upgrade?

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Hi all. Ok (apols, belly has some wine it it) got made redundant on Monday, possible opportunity already (yay), with redundancy packaging due either April OR in 6-12 months time...
and I want to use some cash to upgrade/improve my stock 98 Storm.

So - if I could only do ONE suspension upgrade now (with other in 6/12 months time) - which should I do first for this year's fun:
Get front Rodgered
Or fit a Nitron (or Maxton) rear??? (which appear to be flavours of choice for budget-concious peeps like me)


Bike is well looked after, so normal soft front and ok rear, so neither screaming out for change....

Your opinions welcomed :crazy:
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Re: Sequence: Front or rear suspension upgrade?

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Rogered front! :thumbup: This will then probably highlight crap rear :lol:
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+1 on the front.
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I agree, front first,

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front, Rodgered, then the rear will feel shite, but better to have a shite rear than a shite front.
missing the noise, not the vibes. However never say never!
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bigtwinthing wrote:front, Rodgered, then the rear will feel shite, but better to have a shite rear than a shite front.
In isolation that statement looks like Virts mantra for a night out!
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Re: Sequence: Front or rear suspension upgrade?

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Kev L wrote:
bigtwinthing wrote:front, Rodgered, then the rear will feel shite, but better to have a shite rear than a shite front.
In isolation that statement looks like Virts mantra for a night out!


wombles that was funny :lol: :thumbup:
missing the noise, not the vibes. However never say never!
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bigtwinthing wrote:
Kev L wrote:
bigtwinthing wrote:front, Rodgered, then the rear will feel shite, but better to have a shite rear than a shite front.
In isolation that statement looks like Virts mantra for a night out!


wombles that was funny :lol: :thumbup:
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do both for less than £400 YSS or Hagon rear and K-tech front springs would be a vast improvement over oem :clap:
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vanstub wrote:do both for less than £400 YSS or Hagon rear and K-tech front springs would be a vast improvement over oem :clap:
Tru dat
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Re: Sequence: Front or rear suspension upgrade?

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Yeah forks first, though in hindsight I would have pulled the forks 5mm through before hand and ridden it for a bit before having the work done. Just to get a better understanding of how each change affects the feel.

Anyway, I'm still on the standard rear and it feels fine. I do plan on buying one at some pointas it will be good to see the difference, and I really want a hydraulic preload adjuster...
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