Disabling AntiDive But Keeping the Look

[Steve]

a. I don't know the mechanics of Suzuki's anti-dive, so I don't know if that will work.

b. If the solid gasket will stop the anti-dive function, I can't imagine what else you would need to do.

c. Good reason? Can't think of much, besides losing a bunch of wheel travel that might come in handy if you happen to hit some bumps while braking. 8-[ If the front does not dive as much during braking, the forks will not change their angle as much, so steering will not change (due to the decreased fork angle). If at night, your headlight will also keep shining farther up the road for better visibility.

Actually, I understand your question about disabling it, I just can't understand why you would want to do it, unless it's not working right. And, based on previous posters, I am understanding that it has the capability to work relatively well. I know the system on my GoldWing works well, but that is a mechanical activation, not hydraulic, so it does not change the feel of the brakes, only how much the bike dives when braking.

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[Ed Vrolijk]

Not looking for a debate, but again, today on my 70 mile ride I purposed to test out my stock anti dive setup on my '83 GS1100ES to find "problems".
But, I still think it works great, no spongy feel, very secure stopping behavior and is also better than my '83 GS1100G w/o anti dive.
I wouldn't disable it!

Then you're a lucky man! on my bike it didn't work, so i disabled them the way ironsheik discribed:

Just pull the hose going from the caliper to the anti-dive, replace the dual line bolt on the caliper with the single line bolt from the anti-dive and get a shorter solid bolt to fit into the anti-dive. Simple enough me thinks and exactly what I intend when I fit my stainless lines...

Combined with progressive springs it brakes very predictable and hold it's line trough the twisty s way better than before, altough that has more to do with the progressive springs.
Ed