Hi out there. So was thinking about putting progressive fork springs in my '71 XS1B, cannot find them available and I have looked a lot. The stock springs are 23mm diameter and 400mm long, there is also a spacer that is 46mm long. Conceivably I can fit a spring that is 445-450mm in length (would replace the old spring and spacer). I did find springs on MikesXS that are 23mm x 495mm in length, don't know if this is a good idea, but has anyone ever cut a spring to fit (in this case cut off 45-50mm)? Any other ideas? Btw, I did find someone to custom make them, lots of $$$.
Another thought would be to forget about it, maybe progressive springs won't help all that much for a bike that generally has questionable handling.
Another thought would be to forget about it, maybe progressive springs won't help all that much for a bike that generally has questionable handling.