Fork spring question

[Homeslice]

I think it's pretty rare for springs to go "bad"............Think about the fact that most car owners never replace them. Maybe the fork oil needs changing, or maybe you blew the seals.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

I think it's pretty rare for springs to go "bad"............Think about the fact that most car owners never replace them.

How much do you weigh? Usually the only reason to replace the springs is if you're too heavy for the stock ones, but if you can still acheive the correct amount of sag, then the springs are OK. You might want to try using thicker fork oil first......It will firm up the bike without costing as much.

I am around 260 in regular clothes. I did have a rear spring wear out on my TL (too many squiddly stoppies helped do that it LOL)

The front started feeling much more squishy the last few months, I had the seals replaced just before the rally and its been progressiveley worsening even before that. its fine for regular riding/commuting but spirited riding gets a bit sketchy. I turned the preload down to 2 lines showing and it was a little better but after this weekends ride I noticed it bottomed out again. I will turn it down the rest of the way and see.

I think the heavier springs will be the way to go anyway sinceI am a little above what an average rider weights I am prety sure the shop put in heavier fork oil too since they know I use it in the bike in the backroads a lot.

Tom

[Rsv1000R]

You probably need stiffer springs, but you probably also need the forks serviced.