WIRTH or Hagon Springs Forks

[Stormer Dave]

Folks,

Which springs are best folks.....price difference is £20 ish....

My front end is no where near as good as my CBR was and it was 1994.....

Dave

[AMCQ46]

Dave,
most important aspect is what spring rate do you need for your weight and riding style, after that there is the debate on Linear vs Rising rate springs, only then do you need to choose the source of springs.

but if you have sorted the first 2 of the above, my not very helpfull advice is that you get what you pay for.

I took the short cut and had a suspension [and firestom] specialist rework mine with springs and damping to suit me, so I dont know who he gets his springs off, but I do know they are linear.

Contact Roger at Revolution racing if you want to go down that route, or even ask his advice on fork set up. http://www.revolutionuk.co.uk/.

[VeeTeeArrrrrrr]

http://www.motorcycle-road-and-race.co. ... _id=403120

Some info, I think I am right when I say most racing bikes have progressive springs? The guy who works on my bike says these are the doggies danglies.................

[Pete.L]

That's what I've done to mine
It's a real easy and cheep alternative to having your forks reworked. Personally I can't fault them for road riding.

Pete.l

[AMCQ46]

I think I am right when I say most racing bikes have progressive springs? .................

Hee Hee Hee, not that I like to stir things up.............much

http://www.moto-racing.co.uk/Guides/Lin ... ssive.html

Yes the storm may be in the group wthat works with Progressive springs, but I think Race Bikes are linear.


Throws rock in pond and stands well back

Let the debate begin!.......................again

[VeeTeeArrrrrrr]

Im confuggled now...

[AMCQ46]

VeeTeeArrrrr................get out and ride your bike, that will help clear your head of all this confusion

and the easy answer is that the Storm forks are so softly sprng and under dampled as standard, any stiffer spring and thicker oil will be a night & day improvement.
Has been suggested that taking the spring out of your biro would be an improvement


Unless you over fill the oil level and then you will know what solid means!

[Giddsy]

I've got Hyperpro progressive springs in mine and they are great. Highly recommended.

Cheers,

James

[VeeTeeArrrrrrr]

I have been out for a ride thanks on my very soft springs and my standard cans OMFG I have been robbed of 15hp and it sounds like a right nail......goes ok though

[Stormer Dave]

Guys ur the best........er 15 stone......

I get the feeling a proffessional set-up is best but I'm ok splitting foks, and I guess my oil is 12 year sold.....! So a change will be a s good as rest.....like the springs gonna get em on order........

Be in touch thanks for the help

Lets get that Welsh bike stop sorted- get you boys and girls out dancing...

[Stormer Dave]

By the way whats the deal with the oil height read on here somewhere some folks using different levels of height to improve damping..

Less oil or more?

[VeeTeeArrrrrrr]

I can give a definitive answer to this and a "gert splash" in each leg is sufficient, this amount is measured in an old tea cup, bout half way up.

[AMCQ46]

I have 135mm air gap and 7.5wt oil.

remember to set air gap with forks compressed and springs out..............




Embarrassing confession is that in my youth I got this wrong and set with springs in and forks extended............then set off to spend long week end riding round the Lake District......nearly broke both my wrists the front end was almost solid on the bumps as the lack of air gap made the spring rate go through the roof! dont tell anyone

[Pete.L]

Hi Dave
The Hyperpro kit comes with oil , air gap settings and base levels so dont go out and spend too much time on them yet.
I've got to agree with AMC about the linear springs and racing, after all, you need to tune the forks to the track and don't want any changes of feel between bends. Progressive will let you cope with a much better range off conditions without needing to be tweeked, much more suited to our ever changing road surfaces in my opinion

Pete.l

[Stormer Dave]

Ok so had the drill with Roger he's put me right on a number of counts clearly my rallying days have made no difference when it comes to the bike!

He says lowering the forks in yokes by an inch is dangerous...anyone else done such as stupid thing and got away with.....needed for the abismally short stuffs who ride storms..........

Thanks everyone........