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    Stupid fork question on an 83 GS1100 E

    Where the heck is the air filler (schrader) valve? I can't find one, yet people here have talked about putting air in the forks of this model!?!

    What am I missing here?

    TIA,
    Tim
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    On my 82....it is just below and to the left side of the headlight (as if sitting on the bike) . It looks like a chrome 12mm bolt but it is a cap that covers the air valve.
    1982 GS1000S Katana
    1982 GS1100E

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      #3
      Re: Stupid fork question on an 83 GS1100 E

      Tim, I'm not going to tell you, because I think putting air in the forks is a bad idea.

      Earl :-)



      Originally posted by HiSPL
      Where the heck is the air filler (schrader) valve? I can't find one, yet people here have talked about putting air in the forks of this model!?!

      What am I missing here?

      TIA,
      Tim
      Komorebi-The light filtering through the trees.

      I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion. H.D.T.

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        #4
        Unless you still have stock springs- then you must use air.

        Unlike some others opinion, I believe air is a fantastic suspenton agent. From my mountain biking days, the best shocks were air shocks, however, weight was a huge player in the picture.
        Currently bikeless
        '81 GS 1100EX - "Peace, by superior fire power."
        '06 FZ1000 - "What we are dealing with here, is a COMPLETE lack of respect for the law."

        I ride, therefore I am.... constantly buying new tires.

        "Tell me what kind of an accident you are going to have, and I will tell you which helmet to wear." - Harry Hurt

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          #5
          Re: Stupid fork question on an 83 GS1100 E

          Originally posted by earlfor
          Tim, I'm not going to tell you, because I think putting air in the forks is a bad idea.

          Earl :-)
          Well aren't we Mr. Helpful today.

          I'm not springing (pun intended) for the progressives yet, and I need more preload than the puny little caps give me. I could cut some spacers but I would want another inch of preload and I don't think I could wrestle the caps back on with that much spacer in them. It's hard enough right now...

          Thanks for all the REAL answers....

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