Hi as my bike was rebuilt with an Avonaire fairing, my front forks are very hard - side car weight
springs were added and without the fairing, it tends to crash around on our bumpy potholed roads.
I've read in the manual that for a softer ride, I might try 10w oil rather than the 20.
Would this be a viable trial or should I just bite the bullet and fit softer possibly the progressive fork springs?
Its unlikely I'll ever use the fairing after all. However I'm touching 17 stone fully kitted (thats my excuse anyway).
thanks
I had an Avonaire on my DL…
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Working unfortunately. I'll…
Working unfortunately. Where is the cafe? Godstone? I'm in Poole so a bit far
I'll read up on the covenant mods...thanks.
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Yes near Godstone , Dorset ,…
Yes near Godstone , Dorset , you are lucky! Perhaps meet up at Sammy Millers meeting .
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Is that on the weds? Mid…
Is that on the weds? Mid week might not be possible for me unfortunately.
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Curing rock-hard forks with…
Curing rock-hard forks with thinner oil sounds hopeless to me, but it's cheap enough to try.
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Drain the oil and see if its…
Drain the oil and see if its any softer with no oil, if it isn't you know you need a lighter spring!
Dan
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I'm edging towards the…
I'm edging towards the spring, as I ploughed through the rebuild notes and the even heavier springs were found to be too light with the fairing on, so I'm assuming the springs they ended up going with are 2 steel poles!!!
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How heavy is the fairing?!
How heavy is the fairing?!
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Really heavy! I reckon a…
Really heavy! I reckon a good 20 + kg. I'll weight it next time I get the bike out.
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I had an Avonaire on my DL. Ok in winter but too heavy otherwise . I fitted progressive springs (RGM) and longer bushes etc. forks a bit stiffer than ideal but not had chance to play with oils Covenant mods and longer bushes stopped crashing at end of travel . If local a group is meeting at flower farm cafe tomorrow at midday . Bikes inc a DL .