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Just aired up froks - WOW

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Well I aired up the front forks yesterday.
They were down at "0-1" psi.

I used an old PUMP for airing up "balls".
-You know the one you lean over and put your feet on the bottom then pump up and down using your arms.

Anyhow - I put 20 lbs. in EACH .

I will tell you one thing.

Using that pump kicked my A**.
I had to put the bottom of it on my thigh and pull down using my arms .
It sucked.....
But I think it will be fine. Did not get to ride it yesterday. Was going to ride her to work today , but it is supposed to be raining, right now....
IT is hot and sunny - Those weather guys suck.....
 
20 pounds in each leg!!!!!!!!:shock: ?
you need new springs! and or spacers!
20 lbs is a lot of pressure.
 
What ????

They will take up to 35 .

The manual says put no more than 35 in them.

I wanted to get it a litle stiff.

Most guys have 15-20 in them anyhow

If it ends up being a lot I will take some out.
 
Yer gonna blow the seals, dude...:shock:
FF is right, get some stiffer springs, or throw some spacers in there. :-D
 
Ok - I will ride it around the block tonight

- then I will drop the pressure :cry:

What do you think - 10-15 psi ?????

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There should be a lable on one of the forks that tells you what the pressure should be. 20psi sounds awful high!
 
I run 0 with 20 weight oil.

Stiff is one thing, you want some rebound/compression over bumps.
20 psi will have the front end bouncing in the air over bumps, uncontrolled bouncing
 
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IIRC, the manual says 7 p.s.i. for the 1100E.....I put in 11 p.s.i. (with a much smaller pump than you speak of!)when the fork seals were replaced and liked it.....have not touched it in a couple years now....I have Progressive springs ready to go in, at which point I will run without any air.


Tony.
 
mine says max 36 then bleed off too what evers comfortable I settled on 20. and the wieght of the oil is 10 w. I dont see how you can blow new seals, old ones maybe. but then again it depends on many factors, bikes wieght, size and rider wieght and size
 
11 psi is what the factory calls for. If you want better fork performance, buy some Progressive springs. Install a home made pvc pre-load spacer that allows the forks to compress about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2" when you sit on it. With the new springs you can run zero pressure if you wish.
20 psi is a bit too much in my opinion and it may make the seals weep.
I run Progressives on my '79 1000E/15 wt oil and I still run 10 psi. Forks work well.
 
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