Posted a while ago about the bike handling like a pig, I changed the settings back to factory.....they are now as stiff a...well...stiff. New springs n oil?.
Im around 11 stone, but theres defo a problem as when I roll forward and brake they just dont move. As for bikes I have had loads, sports bike wise 2 X ZX6Rs 1 X CBR600 2 X VTR1000 Firestorm 1 X ZXR400 1 X FZR600 Plus roadster and cruisers and commuter bikes.
how old is the bike? How many miles?? If you say factory settings are stiff as a board, I would imagine that a refresh would make it even more so at the same settings, unless you get a really soft spring, but I don't think that that is the way to go as a first option... I would adjust the suspension firstly, before just buying new springs and oil... Have you set the sag for your weight?? Have you tried backing out some compression damping and adding a little rebound damping?? That will make it compress easier (softer) and take longer to rebound, in effect a softer feeling... Just half a turn at a time... and only one at a time... do the rebound first. Lots of vids of suspension gurus showing how to set sag, and get the rebound right. After that compression is more personal preference...
Took it down the shop to get some oil, and the guy took a look and said it really needs stripping down and looking at, by this time they were solid and it was getting damned dangerous to ride the bike, he rekons its probably either got the wrong springs in it or the wrong oil or both as its been like this before I had it, but its not going to cost a great deal and I trust this mechanic I have used them for around 20 years when I got into trouble with somethign I dont have the tools for or the time to do myself. So fingers crossed
OK got bike back today, the guy cleaned the forks out, replaced the seals and oil, he said the oil was bloody heavy stuff and way over the top, he said theres also difference spring in it, but he adjusted the setting as well and now the forks are all springy and nice, only cost £87 so I'm happy.
Yeah the shop who done the service,oil and seals are pretty good, i've been going there for 20 years when I have got stuck with something, they got me out the crap a few times. When I stood there and worked out what I needed to spend to do it myself it just wasn't worth it.
