stiffening up front end on t500

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sbaugz
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stiffening up front end on t500

Post by sbaugz »

I am nearing completion of my T500 build as seen in the customs section. The front end was rebuilt with all new seals, NOS external springs and I used 15 weight fork oil. I have the bike back together and noticed when I sit on it, the forks compress down quite easily. Its not running yet but if I roll it across the garage and apply front brakes, it will dive pretty significantly. I am just wondering what tips or tricks are available to tighten this up? I figured using the higher weight fork oil would help, but it doesn't seem to have made any difference at all.
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Re: stiffening up front end on t500

Post by akendall1966 »

Oil would only affect damping if you feel it sags too much under a static load you need to either preload the springs with a spacer or increase the spring rate. Although a stiffer spring might make it ride harsh and given the crude damping no amount of tweaking oil viscosity would give a decent ride.

Try some spacers first.

Ade
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