air forks

[Anonymous]

I was looking for some kind of air gauge that you could use to adjust the air forks on a 1978 gs1000, somrthing one could attach to an air pump to adjust the air pressure in the forks, the volume is so small that I have trouble setting thr pressure.with a station pump you just touch it and your over pressurized and touch and you loose the prssure fast.......................
any comments would be well read.............................................. ..............thanks .................Ken













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ride like there out to get you!!!!!!

[Anonymous]

we use an old bycycle hand pump to pump up the forks on my brothers Kawasaki.

[Alan Schlosser]

Air Forks

I still use the original Suzuki air gauge and my home compressor. I set the regulator on the compressor for about 10-12 lbs. Then I check the pressure. It seems like every time you check it, you drop about a pound. So with that, it's pretty simple to set them. The key is using low pressure to fill them. Just a blip with the air hose then check them.

[Anonymous]

Progressive Suspension makes a pump just for this purpose. I bought one on Ebay (0-30 psi) for about $20 US with shipping. Dial gauge, built-in small volume handpump, and dual seal connector (doesn't lose any air when removed). I couldn't live without it. They come in various pressure ranges to 100psi(?).

[Anonymous]

Stay away from those compressed air lines intended for inflating car tyres! They inflate far too fast and can damage your fork seals (I remember watching in fascination as the front of my GS650 rose up as I touched the trigger on the airline. I don't do that no more!).

Use a hand pump or foot pump or one specially designed for air forks. You only need about 8 to 10 psi in most cases.

[saaz]

I would invest in a small hand pump for airforks that you can carry around. I have two different ones, but they are from the early 80s.

One tip is to link the two forks (for those of us with a valve for each fork..some GS1100s, and maybe others, had that linking arrangement....as this makes it so much easier to get the air pressure right, and it is always balanced between the two forks. Some adapters from car rear air shocks will do the job.

[Anonymous]

You really need that special pump!

I would invest in a small hand pump for airforks that you can carry around. I have two different ones, but they are from the early 80s.

One tip is to link the two forks (for those of us with a valve for each fork..some GS1100s, and maybe others, had that linking arrangement....as this makes it so much easier to get the air pressure right, and it is always balanced between the two forks. Some adapters from car rear air shocks will do the job.

In addition to my GS1100 with the linked forks, I have two dual-sport bikes with unlinked airforks. The Progressive Suspension Pump/Gauge makes linking the forks unnecessary: It is entirely repeatable moving from one fork to the next, and is so accurate/repeatable that I'm estimating a plus or minus of less than 0.1 psi. This is a fabulous product for our needs!