Long Roadholders

Previously Dan Field wrote:

Spent most of the afternoon in the garage, fiddling with the forks, as a recap I have fitted commando dampers, springs and rods. I replaced the 20wt oil with 10wt but the forks were still too stiff for my liking, somewhat over sprung and over damped, after much fiddling I removed the commando progressive springs and refitted the external ones, but retained the dampers and rods. That wasn't easy! By using the standard rods you reduce the fork length by about 1" but that means the top and bottom bushes don't meet, which is a good thing, I might make some custom rods 1/2" longer if I have the time! The forks are a little bit notchy, but put that down to wear in the sliders - ideally they should be reamed and oversize lower bushes fitted, but I'll run with them for a bit and see how it rides.

dan

Dan; followingwith interest, I'm undecided on routeto follow,but I know it hasto change astheforks way under perform the rest of the machine.

I have front replacementspringscoming andonce evaluatedwill get springs wound for theplungers to match theperformance of the front end.

Mybiggest issueisthe difference betweenfront andrear thatgives avery uncertainride. Keep it coming