Keep the stock springs. If you get them out give them a good rub down with oil and clean up the inside of the tubes well.
As for fork oil....use the heaviest weight fork oil you can.....but most people just use 20W50 motor oil.
I hope that you get that bike going soon...you have been denied long enough!
Regards....Ian
p.s. I ignored any reference to the re*&%^ spring so that makes me free from any jinxing....right? :-)
-----Original Message----- From: Keith Ruff <klru-@webspan.net> To: Loopfram-@topica.com <Loopfram-@topica.com> Date: August 3, 2001 9:26 AM
What is the general consesus of the group as far as the front forks go, have y'all changed the springs or just use whats in there OEM? Think there was some talk awhile back about fork oil, think someone mentioned they use tranny oil? What weight fork oil should I use? Appreciate any feedback, will be flushing out the forks this weekend. They seem to stick a bit when moving it around the garage, when brake is applied they dive a bit and stay there. Mechanic and I plan to finish her up Sunday, try to finally fix that return spring that keeps popping out of place, flush out the forks, and make a key for the fork lock- he claims to be a master at making keys and says there is no need to remove the cylinder or drill it out.