Hagon Fork Springs fitted to 650K4 - the results
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 9:10 pm
Well, I finally got round to doing this and it's improved things a lot. Let me continue bullet-point-stylee to make it easier....
Although 10 years old the scoot has only done sub-6k miles. Problem was very harsh front suspension over bumps and potholes.
It wasn't too difficult to do - just follow Le Dudes videos carefully.
Expectation was brown sludge in forks + damaged internals(?)
Found lovely, clean, probably 15w oil - but about 20% too little volume.
Cleaned out the old oil, filled with correct level of five weight (from Hagon, with the springs, on the basis that they probably know better than me)
Put it all back. Bear in mind I had a new set of Dunlop Scootsmarts fitted too.
The result is that the forks actually go up and down now.
Much better over bumps etc - you don't have to steer round them anymore.
Front feels higher somehow and a bit more taut yet more compliant - bizarre.
Steering is radically improved (partly the tyres of course).
Much easier to drive when 2-up.
Hope this helps,
Chris.
Although 10 years old the scoot has only done sub-6k miles. Problem was very harsh front suspension over bumps and potholes.
It wasn't too difficult to do - just follow Le Dudes videos carefully.
Expectation was brown sludge in forks + damaged internals(?)
Found lovely, clean, probably 15w oil - but about 20% too little volume.
Cleaned out the old oil, filled with correct level of five weight (from Hagon, with the springs, on the basis that they probably know better than me)
Put it all back. Bear in mind I had a new set of Dunlop Scootsmarts fitted too.
The result is that the forks actually go up and down now.
Much better over bumps etc - you don't have to steer round them anymore.
Front feels higher somehow and a bit more taut yet more compliant - bizarre.
Steering is radically improved (partly the tyres of course).
Much easier to drive when 2-up.
Hope this helps,
Chris.
Thanks for this Mister Francley!