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GS700 stability

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I had a chance to check the swing arm and rear shock mounts yesterday. No slop was evident at any of these points. I did notice the preload was cranked up as far as it would go. I reset this to midrange along with the damping ( damping was already at mid range). Did not get a chance to ride it as weather was an issue. This bike does not have a fork brace. What weight fork oil is recommended?
 
My twitch went away when I replaced my Front cupped/worn Metzler. I have now changed both Front and Rear tires (Shinko's) and she rides on rails.. No unsudden movements. Even with worn out leaking front fork seals.
 
I never ran mine with any air in the forks, but i did put a 1.25 inch spacer in on top of the springs to increase the pre-load. (i weigh 225 btw) These bikes are very sensitive to what style of front tire is on it. I had to run a 120 on mine once when i had one go south while on an out of state trip years ago, that made it handle really bad...
 
My front tire looks great but it is a 110/90-16 instead of the recommended 100/90-16. Not sure if this is part of the problem.
 
rasndas said:
My front tire looks great but it is a 110/90-16 instead of the recommended 100/90-16. Not sure if this is part of the problem.
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I am running the 100/90-16 with a 1" spacer and Progressive replacement springs. I did add some air to forks because it seemed a bit spongy after I rebuilt the them. It also brought the front end up a bit which helped me with the seating position, I am 6ft 180 so it is a bit stiff with the added air pressure but it tracks very well.
 
Well The weather finally cleared and I got some time off of work. I changed the fork oil ( The oil looked fine but was maybe a little low on each side) And changed the front tire to the stock size of 100/90-16. What a difference. The bike is now rock solid stable at any speed and steering is actually a bit lighter. It is now a joy to ride. Hard to believe that such small changes could have such a dramatic effect. Thanks to all who offered advice.
 
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