XT600/Tenere alternative shock springs
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 2:07 pm
A little bit of investigation into XT600/Tenere (1984-1990) shock springs. Taken from this document.
Working from the left is; model, year, not sure, part number, stock spring rate, rate for rider weight. So if you look at xt600z tenere at the bottom you will see the standard spring rate for an xt600/tenere is 85 N/mm (8.66Kg/mm or 485lbs/inch). This is for riders between 70 and 80 Kg (I assume that is with gear). The other models in the table use a spring with the same dimensions. Therefore, if this info is correct you could do a direct spring swap on your shock for a different rate.
According to the data below;
If you wanted a spring for an 80-85Kg rider you could take the spring from a DR800 ('88-'96).
If you wanted a spring for an 85-90Kg rider you could take the spring from a XR650 ('00).
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Working from the left is; model, year, not sure, part number, stock spring rate, rate for rider weight. So if you look at xt600z tenere at the bottom you will see the standard spring rate for an xt600/tenere is 85 N/mm (8.66Kg/mm or 485lbs/inch). This is for riders between 70 and 80 Kg (I assume that is with gear). The other models in the table use a spring with the same dimensions. Therefore, if this info is correct you could do a direct spring swap on your shock for a different rate.
According to the data below;
If you wanted a spring for an 80-85Kg rider you could take the spring from a DR800 ('88-'96).
If you wanted a spring for an 85-90Kg rider you could take the spring from a XR650 ('00).
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Brand/Model Year Part No.Std SpriStd Rate Rider Weight
70-75 Kgs 75-80 Kgs 80-85 Kgs 85-90 Kgs 90-100 Kgs 100-105 Kgs 105-115 Kgs 115-125 Kgs 125+ Kgs
155-165 lbs 165-175 lbs 175-185 lbs 185-200 lbs 200-220 lbs 220-235 lbs 235-245 lbs 245-265 lbs 265+ lbs
XR 650 R 2000 HO 086 00580-31 95 95 95 100 100 105 105 115 115 120
DR 650 SE 1996-01 SU 602 00580-16 64 64 66 68 70 75 80 85 90 95
DR 750/800 Big1988-96 SU 935 00580-29 90 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 120 130
TT 600 R 1998-00 YA 626 00580-16 64 64 66 68 70 75 80 85 90 95
XT 600 Z Tener1984-90 YA 453 00580-26 85 85 85 90 95 100 100 105 105 110
0580- Art. nr. Rate
250 mm N/mm Kg/mm ibs/inch
9.8"
-88 28 2.85 160
30 3.06 171
-90 32 3.26 183
-01 34 3.46 194
-02 36 3.67 206
-03 38 3.87 217
-04 40 4.08 228
-05 42 4.28 240
-06 44 4.48 251
-07 46 4.69 263
-08 48 4.89 274
127 -09 50 5.10 286
-10 52 5.30 297
-11 54 5.50 308
135 -12 56 5.71 320
-13 58 5.91 331
137 -14 60 6.11 343
132 -15 62 6.32 354
128 -16 64 6.52 365
112 -17 66 6.73 377
115 -18 68 6.93 388
120 -19 70 7.13 400
118 -21 75 7.64 428
122 -24 80 8.15 457
117 -26 85 8.66 485
121 -29 90 9.17 514
116 -31 95 9.68 542
114 -34 100 10.19 571
-36 105 10.70 600
110 -39 110 11.21 628
-41 115 11.72 657
106 -44 120 12.23 685
-49 130 13.25 742
-54 140 14.27 799
-59 150 15.29 857
-64 160 16.30 914
-69 170 17.32 971
-74 180 18.34 1028
-79 190 19.36 1085
-84 200 20.38 1142
-89 210 21.40 1199
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a rusty spring could have lost a lot of its strength.
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