What fork springs? brand and type.

Originally Posted by barwel1992

feals fu*king hard compared to the stock springs

When I first tried out my new, stiffer springs, I thought there was no way they could be "right", judging by how stiff it felt sitting in that garage. I only had the OEM SV springs to compare it to though... Should be good!

[dizzyblonde]

Stiff is good

Barwel, how are you getting on with them? What length spacer did you cut in the end and where is your preload set?

haven't tried them yet will do in a bit

and ralph preload is 1 1/2 turns in from fully out although not sure they are supposed to be that far out so might wined them in a bit, and i went with 58mm spacers with a 130mm air gap

i have to say it was definitely a 2 man job, bike kept tipping forward when removing and refitting the fork's so roped in the gf to lean on the back of the bike while i torqued all the bolts up :P

[yorkie_chris]

Preload adjuster doesn't matter as such.

That spacer you made determines internal preload i.e preload with adjuster all the way out. Total preload is internal preload plus however much you tighten top adjuster.


It is 2 man job because you must have been using wrong stand.

^ i was using a abba stand and a car jack under the the front (didn't have any thing else)

YC do you know how much fork can be sticking out of the top yoke ?

[yorkie_chris]

Jack must have been in wrong place then, should be rock solid like that.

You can drop them a long way safely, like 20mm IIRC. However far you drop them you need to remove top caps and let the forks sink down afterwards to check the mudguard or tyre does not hit any other parts of the bike.

ok cheer will give it ago

and hmm i placed the jack on the flat part next to he oil drain bolt, wrong place ?

[yorkie_chris]

block of wood on the jack, right behind the oil filter.

ahh ok at least i know for next time

thanks