Air Forks

[rphillips]

Yep, you're right, there sure was an after mkt. kit for this, I put one on a GS1000. But been too long, don't have a clue who may have made it. Mine was pretty crude, a brass tee with a Schrader valve & 2 short lines with couplings to screw on to each existing Schrader valve.

[slayer61]

Seems that I remember many years ago buying a kit that tied both forks together so that you had only one valve to add air. I don't remember who made it. Does anyone know if there is a kit like this still available? TIA.

If you still insist on doing it, it can be done with hardware store parts. A couple of suitable pipe(brass or some such) fittings & some PTFE hose and a Schrader valve to fill with. Easy Peasy!

My rig in the '70s even had a small gauge included that you could watch climb when you applied the brakes!

[RichDesmond]

Yeah, replacing the springs is a far better solution. Adjustable air pressure sounds like a good idea, but...it's not.

Some GSes had tubes that tied the forks together. One that I know of was the 1100E.

An alternative is to replace your springs, which are probably worn out anyway, with stronger springs that will hold the weight without any additional air. Sonic Springs is one source. Progressive and Racetech are a couple more. Sonic has straight-rate springs that work very well. New springs and some fresh 10w oil changed my forks considerably.

[GS1100GZ]

Seems that I remember many years ago buying a kit that tied both forks together so that you had only one valve to add air. I don't remember who made it. Does anyone know if there is a kit like this still available? TIA.