srt20
Extreme
no she has her own sled. I dont ride 2-up on anything.
rancidjo
Expert
well i think i decided.....hopefully will have a nytro in the garage before the snow flies
FreezerBurnt
Extreme
So their is no springs for 260 pounders like me for the 05-06 Vector/Rage/06 Nytro?
I like the fact that my ZR there is about 20 diferent springs for the rear
but going 4stroke next season
I like the fact that my ZR there is about 20 diferent springs for the rear
but going 4stroke next season
ReX
TY 4 Stroke God
FreezerBurnt said:
Yamaha has a few different springs (3), but in my experience their stiffer springs don't have enough preload for heavy riders.
I'm surprised that there are any 260-300 lb riders that seem to be happy with their Nytro's, etc. though. I'm about 210 and with gear probably 240-250 (I have a heavy suit, heavy boots plus wear a tekvest and carry a bunch of safety supplies). I also ride high mileage days and that tends to add up to 50lbs of ice in the tunnel on very cold days. With that, my sled looked like a low rider with the snow flap dragging on the ground and it was only a few inches away from bottoming out with me just sitting on it. When I add the saddle bags and trunk bag, which are roughly 30-50 lbs total, things were even worse.
I tried the "heavy duty springs", but they lower the unloaded ride by a couple of inches. Since they are stiffer they don't sink as much when you load it up, but the loaded ride height is no higher than the stock Nytro or RTX springs.
In the end I took the stock springs (stock for Nytro and 07 RTX) and had them re-arched to increase the ride height by a good 5". After this I found the medium preload position perfect for pretty much everything (keep in mind they would have sagged back down quite a bit at first). I'd probably use the high position on a long, fully loaded saddle bag trip but for the few shorter saddle bag trips I went on I left the preload on medium. The spring stiffness is about right for me so I see no advantage to doing the same, but using the optional stiffer "heavy duty springs". This isn't the ideal solution, but it did get me what I needed and the ride height and spring rates are now perfect for me.
I guess if you're the type of rider who doesn't use a lot of suspension travel you might be happy with the stock Nytro springs (since there are others that are), but personally I don't understand how a 260-300+ lb rider (with gear) could be happy with the Pro-Active with the stock springs available from Yamaha.
The Monoshock on the other hand does have many different springs available and the preload is highly adjustable. It is easy to get both the ride height and spring rate correct with it for pretty much any rider weight.
