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Hello all.
Bout to get started working on my forks. I just rebuilt the front caliper, it was super easy, and replaced my old leaky master cylinder with one of the ones off of ebay. The caliper kit was inexpensive and simple to do, actually I was surprised how easy it was to do. The Master cylinder I bought new just to avoid rebuilding the old one, as it was about the same price.
I want to rebuild the forks next. I have the new seals coming from TAS, but wanted to know what everyone thought about springs and fork oil. I've seen some different recommendations, but not a lot of after action reports.
I know I can get the progressive springs, and it can be a crap shoot if you get the right ones, however, do I want the correct springs listed for my model or something stiffer? The front end tends to dive a bit, and the forks have been mushy for a while, but suspensions are not something I know a lot about. I understand the springs are to absorb the force of the bumps, and the fork oil helps control the damping, but the type of oil and the correct spring rate so far seem to be kinda complex to figure out. I'd like the ride a bit stiffer in the front. the bike has a windjammer fairing, and new shocks on the rear that raised the rear end up about an 3/4 of an inch.
Will the stock progressive springs restore the front end and make it dive less?
What fork oil is recommended and why? I've seen 20W oil, ATF, etc, why would i select a particular fluid and with which springs?
Sorry for the huge number of questions, I figured out how to do the triple bypass, but the suspension is a bit of a mystery.
Mike
Bout to get started working on my forks. I just rebuilt the front caliper, it was super easy, and replaced my old leaky master cylinder with one of the ones off of ebay. The caliper kit was inexpensive and simple to do, actually I was surprised how easy it was to do. The Master cylinder I bought new just to avoid rebuilding the old one, as it was about the same price.
I want to rebuild the forks next. I have the new seals coming from TAS, but wanted to know what everyone thought about springs and fork oil. I've seen some different recommendations, but not a lot of after action reports.
I know I can get the progressive springs, and it can be a crap shoot if you get the right ones, however, do I want the correct springs listed for my model or something stiffer? The front end tends to dive a bit, and the forks have been mushy for a while, but suspensions are not something I know a lot about. I understand the springs are to absorb the force of the bumps, and the fork oil helps control the damping, but the type of oil and the correct spring rate so far seem to be kinda complex to figure out. I'd like the ride a bit stiffer in the front. the bike has a windjammer fairing, and new shocks on the rear that raised the rear end up about an 3/4 of an inch.
Will the stock progressive springs restore the front end and make it dive less?
What fork oil is recommended and why? I've seen 20W oil, ATF, etc, why would i select a particular fluid and with which springs?
Sorry for the huge number of questions, I figured out how to do the triple bypass, but the suspension is a bit of a mystery.
Mike