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1980 gs1000e,,, front forks,,,,

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Guys,,, can anybody help with a way to do away with the air set up and just have decent forks working... ,,has anybody actually done it ...i don,t want to put upside forka on at the moment.. Due to lack of cash.....but i,d like to fix the problem ,,, hope you can help me regards david from kaniva australia
 
If you don't mind spending a little bit of cash (about US$75, plus shipping), Progressive Suspension has a good product.

If you are pretty tight with your budget (like some of us), you can remove the stock springs, cut off a couple of inches, then make a spacer (plastic plumbing pipe works well) about an inch longer than what you cut off. Put it all back together, put in the proper quantity of 10w or 15w fork oil and RIDE.

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You do not need to put air in the forks after you do what Steve suggested.
That's my take,anyone correct me if I'm mistaken. Many people with air forks are running them without the air for a variety of reasons. (leaks and whatnot)
 
Rover said:
You do not need to put air in the forks after you do what Steve suggested.
That's my take,anyone correct me if I'm mistaken. Many people with air forks are running them without the air for a variety of reasons. (leaks and whatnot)
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And the fact that without a special tool I have found it impossible to get the pressure even because checking the pressure releases some air, so if you had them even before you checked, now they are uneven again.
 
doctorgonzo said:
And the fact that without a special tool I have found it impossible to get the pressure even because checking the pressure releases some air, so if you had them even before you checked, now they are uneven again.
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Dead easy to get the air pressure equal in both - just go for zero and do what Steve suggests and you'll end up waaay better off.
 
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