27-02-12, 08:25 PM
Hi, you are correct, I do shop on eBay......sorry.
I have upgraded the forks with Blackbird springs, 0.95kg/mm as suggested by Kebab. I also added 10mml of 7.5W oil to each leg. The existing oil looked fine so I didn't see the point of changing it. Forks had only travelled 7k miles.
I have set preload to two rings, compression and rebound is on standard settings. I have 20mm of travel left after braking hard from 70mph :b and riding faster than normal over some very uneven road including pot holes etc.
The bike is already fitted with after market dogbones which raises the rear by about 20mm. The new forks are 25mm shorter than standard.
The bike turns much quicker and appears to follow the turn much tighter than standard forks. I must admit my original forks have travelled 57k miles with two oil changes in that time. I propose to change settings to see if the ride improves but I am already more than happy. I would have paid more for a rebuild than this conversion cost me.
Kebab has been fantastic, thanks mate. I would not have even attempted this without his support. He has sent me numerous emails, links and advice over the past week and I owe him a pint or three.
I will provide an update after I have had a play.
I have upgraded the forks with Blackbird springs, 0.95kg/mm as suggested by Kebab. I also added 10mml of 7.5W oil to each leg. The existing oil looked fine so I didn't see the point of changing it. Forks had only travelled 7k miles.
I have set preload to two rings, compression and rebound is on standard settings. I have 20mm of travel left after braking hard from 70mph :b and riding faster than normal over some very uneven road including pot holes etc.
The bike is already fitted with after market dogbones which raises the rear by about 20mm. The new forks are 25mm shorter than standard.
The bike turns much quicker and appears to follow the turn much tighter than standard forks. I must admit my original forks have travelled 57k miles with two oil changes in that time. I propose to change settings to see if the ride improves but I am already more than happy. I would have paid more for a rebuild than this conversion cost me.
Kebab has been fantastic, thanks mate. I would not have even attempted this without his support. He has sent me numerous emails, links and advice over the past week and I owe him a pint or three.
I will provide an update after I have had a play.