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