# R6 is under heavy construction

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [July 5, 2012, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/r6-is-under-heavy-construction/264283 "2012-07-05T10:08:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/r6-is-under-heavy-construction/264283/3 "2012-07-05T10:52:35Z")

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> [@The "Oil Prices" thread.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739/516):
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> squishyness could simply be from your fork’s compressing/rebound setting. Having said that, fresh oil is ALWAYS better than old.
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> $250 is that with the forks on or off the bike? Personally I would ditch the fairings and spend the money on suspension and/or a “set” of new tires.

Forks on the bike.

Reason I’m only getting a front tire is because I had bought a Pilot Power 2CT rear tire when I got the bike, which means that tire has \<1000 miles on it.

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