Robert Reed
XS650 Addict
So I'm working on swapping the springs and putting fresh oil in my forks, my front end is way too soft.
2 things came up that I'm curious about.
First of all, the old fork oil is bluish green. Is that normal? Not to worried about it but not what I expected to see.
Secondly, the springs I'm using are from the PO. He said he planned on doing it but never got around to doing it. He also stated that they were "progressive". I assume they came from Mike's. The weird thing is the old springs appear to be progressive as well because the tops coils are tighter than the rest. The new ones are slightly longer than the old ones though.
Am I wasting my time changing out the springs?
Old on left, new on right.
2 things came up that I'm curious about.
First of all, the old fork oil is bluish green. Is that normal? Not to worried about it but not what I expected to see.
Secondly, the springs I'm using are from the PO. He said he planned on doing it but never got around to doing it. He also stated that they were "progressive". I assume they came from Mike's. The weird thing is the old springs appear to be progressive as well because the tops coils are tighter than the rest. The new ones are slightly longer than the old ones though.
Am I wasting my time changing out the springs?
Old on left, new on right.