GS1150 Fork air equaliser question

[Anonymous]

Hi All,

I am changing the non-standard air fittings on the top of my GS1000G forks to an equaliser fitting between the triple trees. The fitting comes from a GS1150 and fits around each leg with a balance tube between them

Can somebody with this bike tell me how far from the top of the tube the fitting sits, or how far down do I have to drill the hole in each tube?

Many thanks
Kim

[Anonymous]

They mount just above the lower clamp, don't they? Don't forget there are grooves in the fork tube for the o-rings to seal on the adaptor...

[Anonymous]

I can tell you that there is only one air point on the left fork near the top. I will go out to the garage later today and measure it for you.

[Anonymous]

Have you thought about the after market ones.

I don't think I would be drilling into my forks, unless I had a spare set. The after market balance kits fit on top of the fork caps. I didn't like the look of them, so I made a pump with two hoses and a low preasure guage to pump up both forks at the same time equally.

[Gerry]

The air tube on my 1150 is under the top triple clamp. There is a rubber washer between the top triple clamp and the fitting 3/8". The fitting it self is about 3/4". Their is a groove in the forks for a c ring under the fitting and o-rings in the fitting to seal it.
Good luck, hope this helps.

[Gerry]

The air tube on my 1150 is under the top triple clamp. There is a rubber washer between the top triple clamp and the fitting 3/8". The fitting it self is about 3/4". Their is a groove in the forks for a c ring under the fitting and o-rings in the fitting to seal it.
Good luck, hope this helps.

oops 3/16 not 3/8

[Anonymous]

The air tube on my 1150 is under the top triple clamp. There is a rubber washer between the top triple clamp and the fitting 3/8". The fitting it self is about 3/4". Their is a groove in the forks for a c ring under the fitting and o-rings in the fitting to seal it.
Good luck, hope this helps.

Thanks, Gerry, that's helpful.

The adaptor I have is about an inch or an inch & 1/4 high. It has the o-rings but I didn't know about the circlip groove in the tube.

It also sits higher than I imagined as it looks like it will bump into the top triple clamp casting at that height. I will sort it out when I get back from holidays in a few weeks. My thoughts were to fit it as high as possible.

Kim