Re: [ST] HyperPro kit help required!!

[Stephen McSpadden <stephen.mcspadden@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 02:44 19/04/2004, you wrote:

>Just to confirm the obvious, the 0519 is NOT the correct spring for either
>the 2002 ST or RS.  I have a 0705 on my ST and it works great.  The numbers
>are consistant with the 0705 being the right one for the 2002 RS (probably
>all RS and ST's).

Cheers Rod,

With all the recent exchanges regarding shock length I wasn't too sure if 
our "post-fire" ST's had been fitted with RS shocks or what exactly was 
going on. HyperPro certainly believed the two were different. The RS kit 
comes with the 0705 spring, the ST kit comes with the 0519. Having spoken 
with HyperPro UK, who in turn have spoken to the chaps in Amsterdam, the 
0705 will apparently be the new "standard" spring for the ST.

Anyway ... to the main point.

I cannot compare HyperPro with Racetech emulators, but I can say that, for 
me, the HyperPro combi kit is a significant improvement over the stock set-up.

As reference, I weigh ~140 lbs without riding kit and am ~5' 10" tall. I 
don't cruise but I don't race. Basically, I wasn't heavy enough to compress 
the standard fork or rear spring properly at all. Front static sag 
especially was minimal.

As a bang for buck improvement, this kit is real value. I at first thought 
the front was now vague, but I've realized it's actually because the 
suspension is working as opposed to simply skipping and bouncing. I have 
several "nasty" bumps on my way to work depending on my route, and this 
change has turned several of those from "nasty" to "completely 
unremarkable". The bike just goes over/across them with not a worry.

Having discovered how little effect the damping adjustment on the standard 
rear shock has, I can see stage two of this evolution being a further 
purchase of a HyperPro rear shock and RaceTech emulators for the front 
(with the HyperPro springs!?!) - but only after another few months at the 
very earliest. I'll spend some time and miles acquainting myself with this 
set-up first.

So far, I can only recommend the HyperPro combi kit.

Cheers,

Stephen (Spud) McS.
02 BRG ST - now riding along in a "poised" manner.


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