GS1000 front fork suspension upgrade

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More Info on upgrading the old GS1000 front fork internals to cartridge to come soon !

Mobirise

option 1 : RaceTech cartridge    

de mooiste oplossing, 37mm, in 1 x klaar.

Wat duurder dan de MikesXS cartridges

INSTALLATION RACETECH NON-LISTED FORKS EMULATOR TUNING TYPE-1 RODS

Option 2 : MikeXS cartridge

Deze cartridges zijn iets anders van design, 35 mm, dus pasbussen nodig


Mogelijk is er een ring verkeerd gemonteerd, check dit :

http://www.xs500forum.com/index.php?topic=240.0

Pasbussen voor de MikeXS cartridge emulators

maten volgen nog

Aanpassingen

er zijn wat aanpassingen nodig aan de originele demper.

Meer info en foto's specifiek voor de GS1000 volgen.

Maxton upgrade

Maxton is the most expensive but best option.

oil

I have installed Progressive and Sonic springs on various bikes in my stable, so have experience with both. I prefer the Sonic springs.



Not sure what they suggest for viscosity, but I took advice from the suspension tuner of a major race team as my guidance. His advice was to use the lightest oil that keeps the wheel on the ground. If you use too 'heavy' a fork oil, the forks can't react quickly to bumps in the road. Since they don't compress to absorb the bump, the bike gets kicked up a bit. Since the fork oil still can't react for rebound damping, the wheel ends up in the air, not on the ground where traction is available. A lighter oil will keep the wheel on the ground.



Progressive recommends 15w oil on most of their installs. The previous owner of my Wing had Progressive fork springs installed and presumed that they put in the recommended 15w oil, but did not know for sure. All I know is that after a day-long ride, my wrists would hurt from the jarring over small bumps in the road. I changed the oil to 10w and the ride improved to all-day comfort with no loss of damping. I have installed 10w oil in all the fork upgrades that I have done and have been very pleased with the results.


Dampening rods holes

The Cartridge Emulator requires an unrestricted oil flow in order to work its magic.


To meet the necessary minimum flow-through, the damping rods need at least 6 (3 sets of 2) 5/16-inch compression holes.


Since most fork's damping rods are more restrictive than the Cartridge Emulator, the existing compression holes need to be enlarged to the correct size and extra holes drilled if necessary.


ENLARGE THE COMPRESSION FEED HOLES - To allow enouth flow to the Emulator you must enlarge and / or add compression feed holes.


Note on increasing the compression feed hole size: All you need is enough compression hole area. A little more than enough does not hurt. 

The new holes should be located above the existing holes.


As a general rule use a 6mm (1/4") drill for damping rods smaller than 17mm (.675") and an 8mm (5/16") drill for larger damping rods.

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