Preload adjuster help - SV650.org

09-12-08, 08:34 PM

right ive got myself some now. brand new. (Curvey)

I know i can cut the tube if so how much do i cut it by?

where can i get, or what can i use for the washers i need to replace?

How much is the spacer and washer kit?

Also

I have a stand whiich uses the headstock so if i use this, the springs should not fire out should they? (When i undo the cap)

Cheers guys

10-12-08, 01:26 PM

Easy to figure out, the OEM setup is three/four rings showing on the adjusters so all you need to do is measure how far the adjuster protrudes further down (into the forks) from the cap than the none adjustable one.

I have the measurement of 14mm in my head, not 100% on that though as I tend to just add washers to the existing early setup. It can be easily cut with a hack saw.

The stand will make it easier, less compression on the fork springs

Viney · 10-12-08, 01:28 PM

When i done mine i didnt change anything other than the top adjusters. This will give a little more preload even before you start loading them up. YOU do need push the tops on and becareful not to cross thread them

timwilky · 10-12-08, 01:55 PM

From the back of my memory, it was 13mm that had to be cut off the tube. As well as the adjusters though you will need the washer as well. However, do the job properly, get the forks off, decent springs and new oil. Your bike will need it after all those years.

10-12-08, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timwilky

As well as the adjusters though you will need the washer as well.

Same spec as the one which is in there under the fork cap at the moment, except it needs to be solid not hollow.

10-12-08, 04:28 PM

cheers guys, im guessing it needs to be solid not hollow so the adjuster can push on it to do its job?

Is it exactly the the same thinkness as the hollow one??

10-12-08, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottjames

cheers guys, im guessing it needs to be solid not hollow so the adjuster can push on it to do its job?

Is it exactly the the same thinkness as the hollow one??

Yeap...

You want a solid one too, as you said, for the adjuster to push against.

All the parst are available from a Suzuki dealer.

10-12-08, 04:43 PM

Cheers dave !

10-12-08, 04:45 PM

No probs, good luck

02-02-09, 11:36 PM

Dragging this up abit, but am i right in thinking you can buy the pre-load adjusters for the later curvies and fit them to my existing forks?

09-12-08, 08:34 PM	#1
scottjames Guest Posts: n/a	Preload adjuster help right ive got myself some now. brand new. (Curvey) I know i can cut the tube if so how much do i cut it by? where can i get, or what can i use for the washers i need to replace? How much is the spacer and washer kit? Also I have a stand whiich uses the headstock so if i use this, the springs should not fire out should they? (When i undo the cap) Cheers guys

10-12-08, 01:26 PM	#2
Dangerous Dave Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Preload adjuster help Easy to figure out, the OEM setup is three/four rings showing on the adjusters so all you need to do is measure how far the adjuster protrudes further down (into the forks) from the cap than the none adjustable one. I have the measurement of 14mm in my head, not 100% on that though as I tend to just add washers to the existing early setup. It can be easily cut with a hack saw. The stand will make it easier, less compression on the fork springs

10-12-08, 01:28 PM	#3
Viney Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In the shadows to the left Posts: 7,700	Re: Preload adjuster help When i done mine i didnt change anything other than the top adjusters. This will give a little more preload even before you start loading them up. YOU do need push the tops on and becareful not to cross thread them

10-12-08, 01:55 PM	#4
timwilky Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Not in Yorkshire. (Thank God) Posts: 4,116	Re: Preload adjuster help From the back of my memory, it was 13mm that had to be cut off the tube. As well as the adjusters though you will need the washer as well. However, do the job properly, get the forks off, decent springs and new oil. Your bike will need it after all those years. __________________ Not Grumpy, opinionated.

10-12-08, 04:28 PM	#6
scottjames Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Preload adjuster help cheers guys, im guessing it needs to be solid not hollow so the adjuster can push on it to do its job? Is it exactly the the same thinkness as the hollow one??

10-12-08, 04:43 PM	#8
scottjames Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Preload adjuster help Cheers dave !

10-12-08, 04:45 PM	#9
Dangerous Dave Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Preload adjuster help No probs, good luck

02-02-09, 11:36 PM	#10
arcdef Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Preload adjuster help Dragging this up abit, but am i right in thinking you can buy the pre-load adjusters for the later curvies and fit them to my existing forks?

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