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[Andrew Helman]

--- ridecaptan wrote: I have progressive springs in the forks, How have the progressive springs been with regards to the nosedive on breaking and how difficult were they to throw in there? Thanks. Andrew __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com

[ridecaptan]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., Andrew Helman wrote:

> > --- ridecaptan wrote: > I have progressive springs in the forks, > > > > > > How have the progressive springs been with regards to > the nosedive on breaking and how difficult were they > to throw in there? > > Thanks. > > Andrew > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness > http://health.yahoo.com\

No more nose dive. But I can't tell you how it was to install them, as the previous owner installed them. But he told me it was a piece of cake. Ed A15

[Arne]

How have the progressive springs been with regards to the nosedive on breaking and how difficult were they to throw in there? Thanks. Andrew Dead easy, and it will be a big improvement. Not that I want to confuse the issue, but there are different schools of thought on the do's and don'ts (hmm... never spelled "don'ts" before)... Some people trim 1/2" off the spacer... some don't. (I did) Some go to a heavier oil... some don't. (I did) Don't forget to loosen the clamps before trying to remove the top clamps. When you remove the top clamps, remember that they are under tension. If you let them fly, keep your head out of the way If you DO do it yourself, be careful to NOT cross-thread the caps. And even if you don't want to change the oil to a heavier grade, drain it completely to be sure that when you put it back in you have equal amounts in both sides. Don't assume it came this was from the factory. If memory serves, there must be a couple guys on list with good instructions on a spring switch... guys???... Have fun. Arne MAC-D (www.members.shaw.ca/mac_d) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Devon Jarvis]

Arne, What length spacer are you using, 3" or so? With the recommended 2" spacer the Progressives I installed are only under maybe 1" of preload when the fork caps are screwed down. What weight oil did you use, and how is the ride over gravel, potholes, small square-edged bumps etc? I have been reluctant to change the oil weight because the ride over small stuff is very good. How is your bottoming resistance? Thanks, Devon Arne wrote:

> > Some people trim 1/2" off the spacer... some don't. (I did) > Some go to a heavier oil... some don't. (I did) > Don't forget to loosen the clamps before trying to remove the top clamps. > When you remove the top clamps, remember that they are under tension. If you let them fly, keep your head out of the way

[Arne]

Arne, What length spacer are you using, 3" or so? With the recommended 2" spacer the Progressives I installed are only under maybe 1" of preload when the fork caps are screwed down. I "think" you may be using a newer version of Progressives spring. I took 1/2" off the stock spacer... whatever that length was I don't recall (4 or 5 inches maybe?), as it was a few years ago that I did it. I I recall, there was more than 1" of pre-load. What weight oil did you use, and how is the ride over gravel, potholes, small square-edged bumps etc? I have been reluctant to change the oil weight because the ride over small stuff is very good. If the ride is very good already, then don't change it. My stock ride sucked. At the time I weighed over 270lbs (205lbs now), and was looking for all the help I could get, so I did the whole shebang. I also don't remember what weight oil I used... but I do know that it was one step up from whatever the stock viscosity is/was. How is your bottoming resistance? Haven't bottomed since. Thanks, Devon Welcome. Arne wrote:

> > Some people trim 1/2" off the spacer... some don't. (I did) > Some go to a heavier oil... some don't. (I did) > Don't forget to loosen the clamps before trying to remove the top clamps. > When you remove the top clamps, remember that they are under tension. If you let them fly, keep your head out of the way

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[toomanybikes]

> How have the progressive springs been with regards > to > the nosedive on breaking and how difficult were they > to throw in there? >

There seems to be consensus that the progressives are one of the best bangs for the buck for this very reason., not hard to install, chance to get rid of the old fork oil and getting something else in there. I can't remember how much but this mod is a keeper. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com

[RM]

On Sat, 4 May 2002, Jim Priest wrote:

>I imagine this is important? What harm could I do running without it?

Your oil will be unfiltered. Get one right away.