My stock SK that I've had since new was overdue a fork oil change. I redid my XS1100 with new straight rate springs and Gold Valve emulators a few years ago and I'm still thrilled with it. By comparison, my XS650 front suspension sucks, and sucks bad.
I replaced the oil this evening. I put the recommended amount of oil in the right fork and put the cap on it. I bounced it and realized it's still going to be awful. I took the cap back off, removed the spring, collapsed the fork, and added oil until it was 130 mm from the top. I put the cap back on. I did the other one the same way. This thing is going to rock my world. Before I even get the bike back together, I can tell the improvement is going to be huge. My XS1100 is filled the same way as recommended by Race-Tech.
This thing should ride like a new bike at the Dogwood Rally next weekend. I expect the braking and corner carving will be vastly improved. No more terrible fork dive! The best part is it only cost a quart of fork oil!
I replaced the oil this evening. I put the recommended amount of oil in the right fork and put the cap on it. I bounced it and realized it's still going to be awful. I took the cap back off, removed the spring, collapsed the fork, and added oil until it was 130 mm from the top. I put the cap back on. I did the other one the same way. This thing is going to rock my world. Before I even get the bike back together, I can tell the improvement is going to be huge. My XS1100 is filled the same way as recommended by Race-Tech.
This thing should ride like a new bike at the Dogwood Rally next weekend. I expect the braking and corner carving will be vastly improved. No more terrible fork dive! The best part is it only cost a quart of fork oil!