23-02-15, 11:15 AM
So, they told me about a local guy here, an experienced biker and mechanic (has over 30 years of experience). I've been trying to catch him to take a look at my bike and change fork oil for the past several months, but he was always busy with a queue of bikes waiting before me.
However, he just managed to take my bike.
The guy is a genius, immediately told me something's wrong with my carburetors. Then he turned some knobs below the carburetors (that I didn't even know existed) and immediately improved the irregularity and calmed the engine. After that he took it for a full service, but that's for some other topic.
What's important is that he changed my fork oil to Motul 15W and did something to forks, he said that now they act more like upside-down forks than regulars. Something that has got to do with oil being pumped up the damper, and not getting stuck down, which happened to me prior to this service. If I understood him correctly, he installed some tubule to aid that.
He also installed additional spacers to stiffen the spring a bit further.
All in all, the bike now rides like brand new, more stiffer but not unpleasant. It's a beauty, no more wobbling on road hollows, it feels razor sharp. I can't believe what difference this made. Combine that with a complete service and tuning of carburetors (+some other sundries) and you get one very happy man.
It's been raining here for few days now and I'm already going mad :eek :evil
However, he just managed to take my bike.
The guy is a genius, immediately told me something's wrong with my carburetors. Then he turned some knobs below the carburetors (that I didn't even know existed) and immediately improved the irregularity and calmed the engine. After that he took it for a full service, but that's for some other topic.
What's important is that he changed my fork oil to Motul 15W and did something to forks, he said that now they act more like upside-down forks than regulars. Something that has got to do with oil being pumped up the damper, and not getting stuck down, which happened to me prior to this service. If I understood him correctly, he installed some tubule to aid that.
He also installed additional spacers to stiffen the spring a bit further.
All in all, the bike now rides like brand new, more stiffer but not unpleasant. It's a beauty, no more wobbling on road hollows, it feels razor sharp. I can't believe what difference this made. Combine that with a complete service and tuning of carburetors (+some other sundries) and you get one very happy man.
It's been raining here for few days now and I'm already going mad :eek :evil