hey guys, when i'm going down a hill and coming to stop when i put the front brake on, i can hear the front end tapping? like a tapping noise it's hitting something, i dunno if my suspension is bottoming out or not, I believe it is, what could i do to help. anything without buying anything?
You could make some fork spacers..... http://www.gstwin.com/making_fork_spacers.htm
I dont have progressive springs on my bike i just have the stock ones, and i notice when i hit the breaks kinda hard the frontend kinda dives. Should the front end be stiffer or is this ok for this bike or is this a sign of needing new springs or oil.
FYI my forks are not leaking either.
Quote from: dwn4whadever on March 25, 2006, 09:43:06 AM
I dont have progressive springs on my bike i just have the stock ones, and i notice when i hit the breaks kinda hard the frontend kinda dives. Should the front end be stiffer or is this ok for this bike or is this a sign of needing new springs or oil.
FYI my forks are not leaking either.
The stock spring have a .45 rate. Most sport bikes have a rate around .75-.85. My race GS has springs that are .95 Long story short, the stock springs are as soft as a pillow. Ditch them.
Is this something that i should do now or is it something that should be donw in the near future just to improve the handling of the bike.
ya could i just put spacers in the top of the spring's to take up the space. if so how long should i make them
Quote from: jnande4176 on March 25, 2006, 09:35:15 AM
You could make some fork spacers..... http://www.gstwin.com/making_fork_spacers.htm
This was towards the top of the post Jeff