05-05-2021, 04:59 PM
That is interesting that you mention the spring rates and going up a little Aussieflyer. I did exactly that on my Triumph Daytona. I went with new fork springs with a heavier spring rate up front along with a fork refurb which involved a very light honing, new seals, bushings and new oil. That gave me a lot more of my compression stroke back and really smoothed out the front end. The forks already had rudimentary cartridge damping units and those were left as is. Although the heavier spring rate does create more work for the damping units I was lucky in that they had a good adjustable range, enough to compensate and the suspension crowd chose the fork oil weight and air gap perfectly.
Before spending a pile on new fork internals I would second Aussieflyer's suggestion of new springs rated for your weight and a fork overhaul. In Ireland a fork overhaul is about €200 parts and labour plus the cost of a new set of springs at around €120. The important thing to remember is springs for your weight, there are an awful lot of people out there changing fork springs and they have no idea why they are doing it or even if the spring rate is different to what they just took out.
Before spending a pile on new fork internals I would second Aussieflyer's suggestion of new springs rated for your weight and a fork overhaul. In Ireland a fork overhaul is about €200 parts and labour plus the cost of a new set of springs at around €120. The important thing to remember is springs for your weight, there are an awful lot of people out there changing fork springs and they have no idea why they are doing it or even if the spring rate is different to what they just took out.