Xman

I have a guy at work that may be interested, but he is on vacation. He will be back on Mon so I will let him know about it. Bummer you are selling it. There are always fun to ride even if it's once a year...

Does anyone have a right front clear alternative lens for the blinker they want to part with? Would like to have both clear again.

Way to go Bruce. I guess I'll have to fix it for ya.... :roll: Don't pull on things that you're not supposed to, unless you know what you're doing...

No Shock Sock! That's just gay... :gayfight: Huggers all the way. It's a must with how much you drive and don't clean your cycle... Plus, why cover up such a nice new piece.

Just called Hyperpro on this as I didn't get install instructions on this. They recommended cutting the spacer to equal the original length of the original spring and spacer. They still recommended the 7.5wt oil they sent me. Is stock weight 10 or 7.5 for an 03? I'll go back to square one and start with cutting the spacer. Now what to get for a new spacer instead of hacking the original one? :-D I wonder if they have that same size medal spacer at Home Depot? I think I'm understanding more of this now. :roll:

Keep in mind though that after installing the Hyperpro springs it raised the front end up about 1/2". So lowering 1/2" gets you back to stock height then I suppose you could go more for the handling part. Helvet, how much sag to you have with this setup? When I lowered the front-end that 1/2" it put more weight on the front and I lost my 3/4" sag. Now it's next to nothing. What would be my next steps in getting a correct setup? Will adding the thinner oil change the sag or is that done by the spacer in the fork tube? Did you stick with the stock spacer? Thanks, Jeff

So, by changing to 2.5wt oil will that increase my sag as it's next to nothing right now. I agree lowering the front-end by 1.5 " is a lot. The fork tubes would be sticking way up. Like I say I lowered mine 1/2" to get back to square one on the height.

I lowered the front-end the same amount it was raised, so I should be back to the original dynamics. It was about 1/2 inch. As far as the oil goes, Hyperpro sent me 7.5wt oil. Which I think is wha tis in there now, so I didn't bother with changing it at this time. I know the springs are stiffer but should I worry about the sag factor? Should I go back and get some spacers and cut so it matches the original lengths of the spring and spacer? Warmer weather is on the horizon and itching to get this straightened out..

Hey all, I'm finally getting to my upgrades before spring hits in the north. I attempted the Fork Spring swap with out changing the oil(I know). I measured a few things before and after. I've read about sag and such but probably not checking it quite right. Anyways, I put zip ties around the fork and sat on the bike, got off and checked the distance. It was around 3/4 inch. After installing the springs doing the same test yielded the same result but raised the front by 1/2 inch. From what I've read it seems one should lower the front-end. I lowered it about 1/2 inch. But now I barely get any fork compression when sitting on bike. Would this make sense? My next thing is to shim the rear by 6mm and see what happends. Maybe that will put more weight on the front? Unfortuanately I can't get out to do any test rides. Can anybody who has done the Hyperpro fork spring install give me some help as to what they did. What about the Fork Cap? It was a bitch to get back on. How do you know how far to screw the cap onto the rod? Is it all the way till it stops or do you modify this and then set the lock not below it? This is on a 2003 bird and I weigh around 185 with no gear. I know this is a cluster of questions... Thanks... Jeff P.S. Wish I would of waited for this suspension group by... May still get the rear shock though.