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Front Forks way to soft & spongy

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Old Jun 28th, 2008, 03:44 PM     #1
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Front Forks way to soft & spongy
I would like to change the fork oil in my 883low. It needs the fork action to slow down in compression and rebound. Will using thicker oil in the forks help?
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Re: Front Forks way to soft & spongy
Your forks have a 5 wt oil in them, you can change to a 10 wt or even the SE oil which is 15 weight if you want that will firm up the front end.

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Old Jun 28th, 2008, 05:33 PM     #3
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I'll try the 10wt first and go from there.
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The 10 should do it on the sporty.
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