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What to do with a GS850 project?

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Just about done with the bike in it's end game state, but not sure what to do suspension wise at the front end. Looks like the forks were leaking for a while as it almost seems like the front end is bottomed out. Should I try and retrofit a modern tree or do something along the lines of just replacing the seals and adding in the presumably missing oil? Tried looking into progressive springs but couldn't really find a definitive model number to use for the 850. Thanks!
 
Skip the Progressive springs, go with Sonic.
Several choices for rate, depending on your weight, you might want the 1.0 rate. Toss in some 10w oil, hold it all together with some new seals, you will really enjoy the improvement.
 
Thanks for the link on the sonic springs! Was driving the bike around and noticed the front almost scraping the exhaust so figure it definitely needs to be overhauled lol. Any way to calculate what weight needed based on springs?
 
Check out the bottom left of the page from that link.

Spring weight calculator.

I switched to sonic springs last year and really like them.
 
I put RaceTech (straight rate) .90 springs in my 11E a few years ago. I probably should have gone to 1.0. I definitely would have if I had known I was going to gain 20 lbs. But who ever heard of a man in his early 60's gaining weight? :p
 
Thanks guys, going to order the 1KG springs! Surprised I didn't find anything about sonic springs online go figure. Like I mentioned my front end suspension is completely screwed, so it'll feel like a new bike after the replacement lol.
 
On the flip side, I used 1.0 rate sonic springs in my 850's forks then the bike lost 25lbs when the fairing was removed. It's a bit too stiff for me now.
 
zaos said:
Just about done with the bike in it's end game state, but not sure what to do suspension wise at the front end. Looks like the forks were leaking for a while as it almost seems like the front end is bottomed out. Should I try and retrofit a modern tree or do something along the lines of just replacing the seals and adding in the presumably missing oil? Tried looking into progressive springs but couldn't really find a definitive model number to use for the 850. Thanks!
Click to expand...

What is in there now? Could it be someone has messed with it and removed or changed spacers?
 
Pulling them apart soon, based on what the rest of the bike initially looked like when I got it I wouldn't at all be surprised to find the forks full of random springs lol
 
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