Front Forks?

[yorkie_chris]

10 stone won't be too far out with standard springs really, some fresh oil will probably make just as much difference

just done mine and the oil will be more like chocloate milkshake mate, got the hagon ones for £62.50 delivered with free 15w oil.

We had our first curvy's forks done by JHS as part of the service. New springs and thicker oil plus they raised the forks a little through the yokes. Totally transformed the bike. Well worth spending the money on

[yorkie_chris]

I'm not convinced that you need different springs if you weigh 10 stone. Fresh oil will probably do just fine, as well as being about a fiver.

[dyzio]

I'm having Hagon springs & oil fitted tomorrow (woohoo!!!) can't wait

Originally Posted by petevtwin650

We had our first curvy's forks done by JHS as part of the service. New springs and thicker oil plus they raised the forks a little through the yokes. Totally transformed the bike. Well worth spending the money on

Many years ago I did this too, great results!

Originally Posted by Marksv

just done mine and the oil will be more like chocloate milkshake mate, got the hagon ones for £62.50 delivered with free 15w oil.

Ooooo! you got a link for these???

Mike

Mike,

GO with JHS and their recomendations, they know their sh*t. I have used them a couple of times, infact last week to set my Kwak up for road riding.

The kit they will do you is a Hyperpro kit which is good, and for a little bit extra they can get the rear spring included as well.

[northwind]

It's easy to DIY- though easier if you have a stand that will suspend the front! Personally, I wouldn't want to pay money to anyone to do this job, I did it myself for the first time back when I really had not much clue what I was doing and it went fine It's just remove forks, unscrew tops, turn upside down, springs and oil fall out, put some new ones in, job jobbed. The hard part isn't doing the work, it's speccing the parts and oil.

At 10st though you don't want to go much heavier- I was about that weight when I ran that setup with Ohlins .8 springs and 15W Silkolene fork oil and it was too heavy for me, it felt great on braking and AWFUL on bumps, especially in winter. You're not far off the right weight for the standard springs, so maybe just a fork oil refresh will help you.

Preload adjusters IMO are a wee bit of a waste of cash in some ways, basically you're paying for simplicity. They do nothing you can't do with a bit of patience and effort, really- on the fly adjustability isn't all that useful unless you switch from 1-up to 2-up a lot or you intend to put on a lot of weight. But still, I got them and didn't regret it, sometimes it's worth paying for something you don't actually need.

[dizzyblonde]

after a really crappy set up on Suze for a loooooong time, YC fitted a Hagon rear shock and Hagon progressive fork springs with 15W oil.......... I can now say after testing around 500 miles of road ,round Wales, and back, at the weekend the transformation is absolutly bloody marvellous.................smmmmmmmmoooooooth as a babies bum, and only one....yes....one of the so called 'SV knock' all weekend........

did I say how marvellous my supsension was hehehehehehehehhehehehehhehee