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Hi fellas. New here, so bear with me as I learn the ropes. Yes I read the fucking rules. I am an original owner of an 86 G. It has a host of mods like they tend to get as the years go by. Anyhow, I would like to know the OEM spring rate for the 86 750. I have the 1100 rate as 6.1 Kg/mm {340 lb/in}. The reason I'd like to know is I am using the 1100 shock linkage on my bike with an Ohlins shock. The Ohlins is the SU 5274 shock set with the stock 1092-24 spring that comes with it. {8.15 Kg/mm 457 lbs/in} I have a sneaking suspicion that the leverage ratio of the 1100 linkage is different than the 750's linkage. With the stock linkage and the Ohlins, ride compliance is very supple. With the 1100 linkage, it is far too firm. Firm enough that when heeled over and my knee skimming the deck, it will skitter if it hits pavement ripples. It never did anything like that with the 750 linkage, and this is with Michelin Power Supersport tires mounted, scrubbed and at Michelin's recommended track day pressures. I did some minor rebound/compression damping adjustments but to no avail. My thinking is, if the 750 {a lighter bike} has a higher OEM spring rate than the 1100's OEM spring, that would confirm to me that there IS a different ratio in that linkage. The to get the 1100 linkage to work better on my bike, I'll have to go a similar spring rate as the 1100. Like many, I'm using the 1100 linkage to quicken the steering response.