I find my bike suffers from too much fork dive and bottoms out easily over bumps. I was thinking about swapping springs for something a little stiffer and changing the fork oil. The bike has about 20,000 km and I weigh about 220lbs. What would you guys suggest? I can't really afford to spend a lot of money so price is a issue. Thanks

I went with some Hyperpro springs earlier this year. I just wanted something quick since it was riding season but it did help with the diving. They are a progressive spring, I think I paid $100.

I have the same problem also. I bought the EIBACH MOTO SPRINGS with the whole kit new valves ect.......But I do not trust any of the mechanics around here and since I have all of the tool to do this job, so I would like to tackel it my self!

The only problem is......... I don't know how to go about doing it and need to get it done soon.

Did any of you guys do this job or have the same kit that I do and what steps did you take and parts used from the kit ect..........?

Thanks for any and all help and

HAppy New Years guys/Ladeis.

Wadem,
Springs, whether they're 1.0kg or 1.05kg straight wound or the suggested weight progressive and an oil change is the biggest bang for the buck. IMHO.
If your bike is a '97-'98 then a change to 5 wt. oil may prove to be too soft and you might not like the "whooshing" sound. For a nice highway ride though, that's the ticket. Otherwise, stick with the 10 wt.
For '99 and later 5 wt. oil works fine. If your mechanically adept....disassemble your forks and polish the fork tubes to reduce the stiction. That should prove to be a very noticable difference with the least amount of money spent.
I have found 34-36mm of sag to be about right. I can provide spacer lengths to get you damn close.

xxxbirdxxx,
Welcome to my world. After many different shim stacks, rebound check washer springs, by-pass orifice sizing, custom (lathe) made wave washer retainer/spacers on both of my aftemarket compression and rebound valves......I'm still not completely happy. It's very challeging to find the perfect set-up for your riding style and the local roads you ride on. Even experienced tuners have difficulty getting it right. It will definitely be a learning process. My main advice to you is DON'T drill a hole in anything! Second, deburr the circlip groove in the bottom of the damper tube before you remove the comp. vlv. assy or you'll cut the o-ring to shreds. Third, don't strip out the 6mm allen in the cartridge bolt at the bottom of either fork.

I'll be around if you get into a bind. :grin:

G2

I am 230lbs and i experienced the same...I went with the hyperpro springs...best price i got was from white buffalo racing http://www.whitebuffaloracing.com/

i'm 205 and went with 1.05g traxxion (1.1 on left, 1.0 on right) straight rate springs. made a world of difference for braking!!!! with no more front end dive!

did the job myself as well, even though i'm not much of a mechanic.

top 5 mods for me :grin:

I went with 1.1 from traxxion I weigh in at 230 and LOVE them.
Easy install even with minimal tools and skills.

Anyone go with Racetech? I have springs and valves on order.

I have the Racetech 1.0 springs with soon-to-be custom valving.

Springs are a huge improvement over stock, and a big help at 210lbs.