Subject: RE: On the subject of forks (again)
Author: Ray Hale
Date: Mar 23, 2005, 8:59 AM
Post ID: 1718588063
Bruce,
did you place your pvc on top or bottom and did you have to alter them
for castellated nut or any other reason? Do you remember the diameter of
the tubing? Also, do you use 50wt motor oil or did you find a 50wt fork
oil? One more...you say this stiffens the ride but do you notice any
negative result, like on rebound?
Thanks
Ray
pax sine tedio
73 Eldo "19"
Bruce Giller wrote:
Ray, I got my Wirth progressive springs from Moto International and they recommended a 1.5" ABS/PVC pre-load spacer. I subsequently put in the spacers therefore I've no idea how they work without them. But I do use 50wt oil as fork oil to stiffen them up a bit. Bruce '72 Eldo -----Original Message----- From: Ray Hale [mailto:ray.-@sfcc.edu] Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 8:52 AM To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: RE: On the subject of forks (again) I took a peek at Guzziology this morning and Dave simply says that a piece of 1.5" ABS plumbing pipe can be used as a pre-load for insuffient spring rates. No indication of where to place. There is a diagram showing dimensions of this spacer. It shows 1" diameter and 1.5" tall with a narrower (0.59") diameter at top of the diagram. I'm not sure how to interpret this. I hope more people check in on what they've done in this regard, especially the dimensions and placement (top or bottom of spring). Also, someone once mentioned that with a set of new Wirth progessive wound springs, no pre-load was necessary. This right? Ray John Ulrich wrote:
|