Hi, thanks for that, I'll try to contact Tommy, He doesn't seem to come on here so often nowadays, since he sold his Fazer.
I've got the 2003 Foxeye so the original springs are 316mm and the air gap is 132mm according to Mr Haynes. My Linear springs are 296mm and the valves are 16mm not including the recessed part that sits inside the damper rod. I would think that the valve would displace about 12mm or so, so that would make the air gap 145mm or thereabouts, so I guess that the 150mm gap is a reasonable starting point, I can add a bit more if I need to. The overall length of the new spring and valve is 4mm down on the original spring but I have the spare washers from the donor forks and the preload adjusters so this shouldn't be a problem. I need to decide whether to use 10w oil or go for 15w or maybe mix 50/50 for 12.5w. I would find slightly too soft easier to live with than too firm, it's the harshness over bad surfaces I want to get rid of. How firm does 15w make the damping? Did you use .85 (8.5) springs too? Thanks. Apologies for the rambling post.