Adjustinf stiffness of a Gs650G Katana front fork.

[Jmavatar]

Hi guys!

I just cleaned my bike and puted some oil in the front fork gummys. And now, the fork is much softer :S Too much.

I know that my bike's fork can be switched betoween to stiffness degrees, but, the other is even softer.

I searched in the forum where I could find the air pump valve on my fork, but i didn't found. Is not like the others GS forks(even if mines is original), the air valve is not in the same place.

Any tips where I can find it??

At the moment i don't want to change to progressives springs...is too expensivve to send them to Switzerland...

Thanks guys!!

 

[Suzuki_Don]

Give us some pics of the forks so we can see what they are like.

 

[waltfen]

If they are the same as mine then they have 2 preload positions. You turn the top with a screwdriver to stiffen them up.
Sounds like your springs have sagged and you either need new ones or you could put a spacer between the top of the spring and the top cap.

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[Jmavatar]

If they are the same as mine then they have 2 preload positions. You turn the top with a screwdriver to stiffen them up.
Sounds like your springs have sagged and you either need new ones or you could put a spacer between the top of the spring and the top cap.

Look Here

About the preload positions. Wich one is the hardest?? Qhen the axis is higher os lower? I can't feel any difference...

Thanks to both!

 

[waltfen]

Should be harder when the adjuster is lower. If you take the top off the fork you'll see how it works.