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58 minutes ago, Dezza said:

Nitron offer a black spring option as stock so a colour change from blue may not be such a desecration as it first appears :)

one of my Nitron shocks has the titanium coloured spring , the blue spring colour is because it was the founders young daughters favourite colour 

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11 hours ago, yantosh said:

one of my Nitron shocks has the titanium coloured spring , the blue spring colour is because it was the founders young daughters favourite colour 

It could have been a lot worse then: a bright pink spring would look like the shock came off a bike used by the clowns in Billy Smart's circus.

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11 hours ago, yantosh said:

one of my Nitron shocks has the titanium coloured spring , the blue spring colour is because it was the founders young daughters favourite colour 

I have the same titanium coloured spring on my Nitron. I do like and appreciate the Nitron blue colour but it is hard to match in with most colour schemes. 

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37 minutes ago, clivegto said:

This is OSS you might find there's more than one. (y)

Unfortunately I feel you may be correct but surely it must be a heresy and against the Geneva Convention to paint AP Racing calipers any other colour other than the factory original ?

The offending party should be banished to the ends of the earth ( or Milton Keynes) whichever is nearest).

This is OSS, not "Built" magazine.:oxD

 

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4 minutes ago, bluedog59 said:

May I refer you to a previous post M'Lud.

Heresy I tell you !!

If it ain't right it ain't right cut chop and modify is the name of the game, if that includes a change in colour hell yes get the rattle can out:D:ph34r:

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Bought another Nitron shock for another project for reasonable money which just happened to have 2 spare springs with it and 2 of them are black. Took the 975lb spring of the new shock and fitted it to the Magnums spring replacing the 775lb spring. Nitron do 2 colours for there springs, nitron blue and metallic titanium black. My 2 new black springs look like they have been done gloss black. Both shocks are TR R1 but difrent lengths for different bikes. Looks better in black to me. IMG_20210312_142833.thumb.jpg.7aee502e905a9bff46cd0064f636536b.jpgIMG_20210312_154926.thumb.jpg.3f434c57f1500b21d1c5e6b948bd07e9.jpgIMG_20210312_161043.thumb.jpg.bffbcdc91764d3439a9170d2a2e3f5d4.jpg

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36 minutes ago, clivegto said:

Bought another Nitron shock for another project for reasonable money which just happened to have 2 spare springs with it and 2 of them are black. Took the 975lb spring of the new shock and fitted it to the Magnums spring replacing the 775lb spring. Nitron do 2 colours for there springs, nitron blue and metallic titanium black. My 2 new black springs look like they have been done gloss black. Both shocks are TR R1 but difrent lengths for different bikes. Looks better in black to me. IMG_20210312_142833.thumb.jpg.7aee502e905a9bff46cd0064f636536b.jpgIMG_20210312_154926.thumb.jpg.3f434c57f1500b21d1c5e6b948bd07e9.jpgIMG_20210312_161043.thumb.jpg.bffbcdc91764d3439a9170d2a2e3f5d4.jpg

I know the blue is a signature colour of Nitron shocks and makes the quality instantly recognisable BUT the black springs suit the colours of this build much better. IMHO.(y)

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After fitting the bigger back sprocket and the chain slider I descoverd the chain would probably tickle the inside of the top swinging arm brace for the shock. I had 6mm chain to tyre clearance so decided to move the the sprocket carrier into the wheel 4.5mm which would give me 1.5mm chain to tyre clearance with the 6 inch wheel with a 190 tyre fitted. Removed 4.5mm of sprocket carrier lugs, iner centre bit, carrier spacor and cut the cush rubbers down as well. Manged to do all this myself but I needed to do the same to the K9 wheel as well. Took the wheel to my pal gsxrsam to work his magic in his mill, Sam also removed 4.5mm from all the surfaces except the bearing one. Also removed some material from the top chain run (3mm) where the chain touches. I made a new wheel spacor for the sprocket carrier as well. IMG_20210310_162336.thumb.jpg.77cd919a01ce750ec2a70022f944c435.jpg IMG_20210319_175447.thumb.jpg.375177529af55ad19b7e5b1e42d0f36e.jpg IMG_20210319_181120.thumb.jpg.dfb122c60d340fcd3a29b77fff2d0adf.jpg IMG_20210320_164115.thumb.jpg.2e323ae4b6f4e34b04190fac099eda8f.jpg IMG_20210320_163656.thumb.jpg.b624a501a12a754013e95c439a13b2a2.jpg

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