Subject: RE: On the subject of forks (again)
Author: Bruce Giller
Date: Mar 23, 2005, 5:59 AM
Post ID: 1718587151
Ray,
I got my Wirth progressive springs from Moto International and they
recommended a 1.5" ABS/PVC pre-load spacer. I subsequently put in the
spacers therefore I've no idea how they work without them. But I do use
50wt oil as fork oil to stiffen them up a bit.
Bruce
'72 Eldo
-----Original Message-----
From: Ray Hale [mailto:ray.-@sfcc.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 8:52 AM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: RE: On the subject of forks (again)
I took a peek at Guzziology this morning and Dave simply says that a
piece of 1.5" ABS plumbing pipe can be used as a pre-load for insuffient
spring rates. No indication of where to place. There is a diagram
showing dimensions of this spacer. It shows 1" diameter and 1.5" tall
with a narrower (0.59") diameter at top of the diagram. I'm not sure how
to interpret this. I hope more people check in on what they've done in
this regard, especially the dimensions and placement (top or bottom of
spring). Also, someone once mentioned that with a set of new Wirth
progessive wound springs, no pre-load was necessary. This right?
Ray
John Ulrich wrote:
Jason Telford wrote:
Huh! My memory is failing me. I'm sure I put mine on the bottom. I used a 1 1/2" inline coupler/splice unit that I cut 1/2" off each end. It's probably 1 3/4" od. I'm not taking it apart to check!!!! Later, JU |