Q:

What makes Hypercoils better than the rest?

A:

That is a fair question. All coils do look similar but there are huge differences not immediately apparent or visible to the naked eye. Hypercoils are a different product than other springs on the market. They are manufactured from the best materials to closer tolerances.

A wider range of wire sizes are available from stock so proper sizes are selected to optimise the designs. In addition to multiple inspections, Hypercoils undergo an exacting heat treat and shot-peening process to ensure accuracy. The inside diameter of the end coils are bevelled to keep the spring from hanging up on the shoulder of the platform. Reliable and accurate, Hypercoils are lightweight and generally offer more deflection. And most importantly, they will not lose free length.

Q:

I am not that familiar with Hypercoils. Who are some of the people using them?

A:

Their first customers were Indy teams of where they supply every team. They supply winners in all the top levels of racing around the world including F-1, NASCAR, CART/Indy, and GP-1.

Q:

The springs I have been using have a lifetime guarantee, what more could I want?

A:

A Lot! Say you are leading a race and your handling goes away. In many instances when a race bikes handling goes away it is attributed to changing track conditions, wrong tire choice, overheating shocks, etc.. A loss of suspension coil free length is rarely checked but can also be the cause of many handling problems.

As racers start looking closer at what their suspension coils are doing the more apparent it becomes that it is critical to have springs that maintain their free length and provide accurate rates. Sure you can exchange a cheap spring for another spring of the same poor quality only to go through the same problems again. Hypercoils are designed to give extended service without losing free length (taking set).

This is one of the reasons why their springs have been on the winning cars at the Indy 500 for the past 33 years. The cars are running at top speeds of 250 mph at ride heights within a 1/4" of the track surface. Ride heights are measured then set to within thousandths of an inch. These few thousandths of an inch can make the difference between qualifying and getting bumped, winning or losing. These are the standards all their springs are manufactured to.

Q:

My race bike is not a GP1 machine. I don't measure my chassis set-up within five or ten thousandths, so aren't other springs good enough?

A:

The chassis in most classes of UK motorcycle racing are production based, because these chassis are for sale to all competitors it is highly unlikely there will be any advantage in the chassis itself. Increasingly the advantages are in the details and the components selected for the chassis. Suspension set-up/components is an area all top competitors and builders exploit as a performance advantage. To gain an edge, high quality, consistent suspension coils are essential.

Q:

Aren't Hypercoils more expensive?

A:

Let's put costs into perspective. When you consider the total costs of using inferior springs; below par performance, wasted tires, fuel, time, lost prize money, disenchanted sponsors, etc., those cheap springs have cost you dearly. Why jeopardise this investment to save £5 on a spring? Hypercoils aren't expensive, they make you money!

Q:

Is it normal for all springs to bow under load?

A:

Some brands of springs "bow" excessively under load causing them to make contact with the shock body. This contact not only adds to the stiction of the shock but also puts additional heat into the shock through friction between the shock body and the coil. Some manufacturers have tried to put a band-aid on this problem by using a plastic sleeve to stop the bowing from wearing the shock body away. This fix may stop the shock body from wearing away but anytime one of the coils rub the shock body the effective spring rate goes up considerably and your bikes handling changes. Hypercoils resist bowing under load.

MEASURE YOUR SPRINGS FREQUENTLY! YOU'LL DISCOVER WHY TEAMS ARE SWITCHING TO HYPERCOILS

Q:

My budget springs will lose free length for a while, then they seem to stabilise?

A:

Are you sure they have stabilised? When do you know they have stabilised? Do they ever really stabilise? With the competition in every category of today's racing, who can afford to waste time guessing what inferior springs are going to do? Even if your budget springs were supplied to you free of charge, they could not be worth the real cost associated with compromising your bikes handling.

Q:

Is it necessary to unload Hypercoils while the bike is sitting in the pits or when it's being transported?

A:

No it is not necessary to jack the bike up while in the pits nor is it necessary to block the bike up while it is being transported! Hypercoils are designed and manufactured from high quality materials to withstand the rigors of racing conditions. It doesn't matter if one coil is holding the entire bike up in the pits. All the coils are designed to be able to be taken solid without causing any damage. As long as the coil fitted is the correct length and is not being slammed/hammered coil-bound, the coils will not take set. If a spring takes set while sitting in the pits or in the transporter, it certainly would not be suitable for racing.

Q:

What is rate overlap?

A:

Rate overlap can occur when the mfg. tolerance is over one half of the rate change. For example, say you desire a rate change from 8.5kg to 9.0kg. It the manufacturing tolerance is plus or minus three percent (as some manufacturers coil-covers are) there is a very real possibility that you will not be making the change you desired. You could be taking out an 8.75kg and installing an 8.73kg! Why, because 8.5 X 103% = 8.75 and 9.0 X 97% = 8.73. Worse yet you could be taking out an 8.25 and replacing it with a 9.27. When the bikes handling did not improve or maybe even got worse, what would be the next step? At Hyperco they invest a lot of time and money insuring that the spring rates we sell are accurate.