You will hardly know the difference in stiffness they are progressives and increase the more they are compressed.Thanks for the posts, that was exactly what i wanted to know. So for a stiffer ride, i will have less mushiness and possible bottoming out and better control going into tight turns. I gotta be honest, at my ripe old age i dont exactly swoop into those tight turns anymore, and my floorboards are not toooo marked up from dragging on concrete. I am planning a week long ride down the East coast after Labor Day, and one last question about the progressive fork springs is do they give a lot of jolting or impact on the highway expansion lines. thanks again for your input. :mosh: Bry
RisersBut there are other things that improve the bike too.
expound on this will you?
Easy to install front end has to be off the ground to take most of the weight off the spring. Just be careful when you remove the cap covers (under some light pressure). First loosen top pinch bolts only.Might even be able to stick those in before my Vegas ride in January.
Doug - you can always put the stock spring back in but I think the front end will mush too much in the corners and also when stopping. The oil weight in the forks can also have a big effect in the front. I'd leave the progressive's in and get one of the $5 cheap pumps at harbor freight and remove the oil and experiment with different oil weight.For some reason on my C the progressive springs made my front end feel very rigid and harsh which I hated!! (and it still sat to low in the front with me on it) I originally just used the factory spacers with the new springs so I went in and cut about 1" off them to soften it back up a little and as a bonus the caps are actually pretty easy to get back on now.
Then I added 2" fork extensions to bump the front end up a touch which actually makes it sit & ride level now. Which by luck also did away with almost 90% of the nose dive while stopping fast, and with the forks softer again it rides awesome now. Long story a little shorter... if I knew then what I know now I would have never bought the progressive springs and just went with the 2" extensions instead.
