lloyd_christmas
03-04-09, 04:14 PM
How much is there supposed to be?
According to this guy; http://www.strappe.com/suspension.html#level there should be 127mm, but mine only seems to have 110mm.:confused:
Background info;
I'm currently sorting out the forks on my 1999 SV650S. I have cut the springs down to give me a spring rate of 0.89kg/mm-ish and i have 15wt oil. I have spacers to compensate for the shortened springs and i have a few washers so i can play with the preload.
My first attempt at the preload was too much, so i am just taking some washers out now and i am going to sort my air gap too. Having previously attched a tie-wrap to the stanchion to monitor fork travel, I though it would be a good time to measure the full fork travel (caps off springs out) but i can only get 110mm of travel?
Should the dust seals go all the way up to the bottom yolk?
Mine are a few mm short :confused:
According to this guy; http://www.strappe.com/suspension.html#level there should be 127mm, but mine only seems to have 110mm.:confused:
Background info;
I'm currently sorting out the forks on my 1999 SV650S. I have cut the springs down to give me a spring rate of 0.89kg/mm-ish and i have 15wt oil. I have spacers to compensate for the shortened springs and i have a few washers so i can play with the preload.
My first attempt at the preload was too much, so i am just taking some washers out now and i am going to sort my air gap too. Having previously attched a tie-wrap to the stanchion to monitor fork travel, I though it would be a good time to measure the full fork travel (caps off springs out) but i can only get 110mm of travel?
Should the dust seals go all the way up to the bottom yolk?
Mine are a few mm short :confused: