Racetech springs 83 GS1100E

[rphillips]

Thought if end banjo bolts replaced with regular bolt, "everything" would remain sealed exactly the same as it was, only difference fluid not flowing into anti-dive units any more.

[salty_monk]

You could definitely do that with a regular bolt to seal it off.... No point to run the additional lines though, you might as well remove them. The fork Oil and the brake circuits are separated.

The way these work... when the brake is activated it works a piston that closes off the oil channel & stops it flowing (this is also the reason the block off plates need a bypass channel in them otherwise the block off plate does the same job as the activated piston when closed i.e. the anti dive is fully activated 100% of the time).

[rphillips]

Just thought replace the 2 banjo bolts with solid bolts and everything, by pass channels, OEM appearance, everything will be exactly the same other than the anti-dive won't do anything at all. No need for any block off plates, bypass channels, nothing, just replace 2 bolts... I sometimes wonder if my 42 yr. old anti-dive units are working or not, the brakes and front end dive on my "83" GS1100E just feel like a 42 yr. old motorcycle, nothing good and nothing bad. Probably why I've never did anything to the anti-dive units

[Baatfam]

Just thought replace the 2 banjo bolts with solid bolts and everything, by pass channels, OEM appearance, everything will be exactly the same other than the anti-dive won't do anything at all. No need for any block off plates, bypass channels, nothing, just replace 2 bolts...

Exactly...
Except I found cheap plastic plugs easier to install, and look better....Paint 'em, and stick 'em in.

[rphillips]

Yep, all good and won't need to search out a correct size solid bolt, just use the banjo from the anti-dive on the remaining caliper line...Then it don't look OEM anymore, not a big deal but the hoses are missing and probably one out of a million will notice.