The factory manual seems to say that you fill the fork tubes to within 170mm of the top with (fill in your fork oil here) and THEN put in the springs but a few threads I've read here seem to say that you put in the springs and THEN put the oil to the spec in the book which would mean less oil with the thicker Progressive springs I'm running.
Which is it? Do I have too much fork oil or WAY to much fork oil? I know I have at least too much because I followed the book and put in oil to 170mm of the top on both forks and then installed the heavier springs.
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Last time I had the bike out in the twisties it felt a little... a little.... I don't know how to describe it... When I was leaned over a little in a turn it felt like I could feel every ripple in the road with the forks, not enough to feel dangerous but it felt pretty "hard". I used to have a little "twitch" in the bars when leaning but another 1/8th turn on the bearings took care of that.
I've got stock GS750ES forks, progressive springs, 1.5in PVC preload and 1.25in sag. I'm using 10wt oil with about 6psi of air. (I'm going to try with no air next)
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Which is it? Do I have too much fork oil or WAY to much fork oil? I know I have at least too much because I followed the book and put in oil to 170mm of the top on both forks and then installed the heavier springs.
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Last time I had the bike out in the twisties it felt a little... a little.... I don't know how to describe it... When I was leaned over a little in a turn it felt like I could feel every ripple in the road with the forks, not enough to feel dangerous but it felt pretty "hard". I used to have a little "twitch" in the bars when leaning but another 1/8th turn on the bearings took care of that.
I've got stock GS750ES forks, progressive springs, 1.5in PVC preload and 1.25in sag. I'm using 10wt oil with about 6psi of air. (I'm going to try with no air next)
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