Front Fork Seals/Prog Springs

[sonny]

Still have one left over from the bonneville. Have not got around to checking it out but more than likely will work on the Rocket

 

[Nat67]

I have a little gizmo that Nolton left in my shop when we did his forks. It is a graduated steel tube about 1/8" in diameter that has a stop ring on it amnd a syringe attached to one end. Fill the fork tube as noted above with a little more oil than necessary, set the stop ring on 89, compress the fork tube and draw off oil to the proper depth...simple

Yes I have something similar made up of a large syringe and a small brass tube . Certainly takes the guess work out and gives a dead accurate air gap !

 

[vocaldog]

Can anyone help me find the correct fork compression tool needed to change out the springs? Or should I just bite the bullet and order the pricey one from Triumph?

 

[Nat67]

Can anyone help me find the correct fork compression tool needed to change out the springs? Or should I just bite the bullet and order the pricey one from Triumph?

I can't get the link up by try Googleing "SEALEY " motorcycle fork spring compressor. Around £60 BPS !

 

[IMFASTTOO]

Update: 89mm from the top with the fork tubes and the damper compressed (down position)
Like others have said before on this forum - Progressive springs make it feel like a completely different bike, so much better in every way, as advertised. The difference is unreal! I think the 7w oil is perfect (for me @ 215 lbs anyway)

Oh yea, I know these work on other applications but THEY DON'T WORK on the Rocket fork seals - once inside the seal, trying to pull it around it would only fold over itself Not that it was going to solve my problem anyway - But I'm glad because it gave me an excuse to install the Progressive springs

HEY IF you had sprayed and cleaned your forks and seals with LEMON PLEDGE you wouldnt have to replace the seals as it keeps them clean and lubed I use it on all the bikes GREAT STUFF

 

[warp9.9]

HEY IF you had sprayed and cleaned your forks and seals with LEMON PLEDGE you wouldnt have to replace the seals as it keeps them clean and lubed I use it on all the bikes GRAT STUFF

 

[IMFASTTOO]

WOW NICE

 

[EasTexRIII]

YEA, BUT I DONT THINK YOUR SUPPOSED TO BE HUFFING THE PLEDGE

 

[canecorso]

Yea my front shocks seals was leaking and had to be taken apart so I had my dealer up grade me to progress shocks in the front and then I changed the back ones to Haugen's shocks.
Wish I did that a long time ago the ride is so much better, as well as a big difference in cornering,

 

[Tripps]

I'd be interested in what you think, I did the progressive springs, I think I used 7 1/2 weight the first time, 2 or 3 the second, small improvement, but not as much as I hoped, I like the lighter weight fork oil better, it improved the handling more than the ride, I would say. Hagon rears made a bigger difference.