Progressive Front Fork Springs

[Navigator]

He has access to the tools.

Well, W&P has them right now, but they are still local ATM.

It's pretty easy to change them out, even the fork oil, just get a 1000cc syringe and a hose and suck it out. Suck up 667cc (wonder if they added one more cc on purpose) of your new fork oil into the syringe and squirt it back in each fork.

I think Sam was thinking about adding a petcock to his forks to do quick and easy oil changes. That would be pretty sweet.

Appreciate it Marcus. Please let me know when you get the tools back. I've considered getting the Progressives springs since we originally exchanged notes on the subject way back when.

Even my 67 Triumph has oil drain plugs at the bottom of each tube. I also need to install that chrome top triple tree and allign the front forks. It shouldn't be too hard to drill and tap for a plug. I'll let someone else try it first before though. After the Gipro fiasco I'm not looking to ruin a fork tube.

 

[Bishop]

Appreciate it Marcus. Please let me know when you get the tools back. I've considered getting the Progressives springs since we originally exchanged notes on the subject way back when.

Even my 67 Triumph has oil drain plugs at the bottom of each tube. I also need to install that chrome top triple tree and allign the front forks. It shouldn't be too hard to drill and tap for a plug. I'll let someone else try it first before though. After the Gipro fiasco I'm not looking to ruin a fork tube.

I think W&P is gonna just mail them to the next person on the list. You may want to talk to him and then you can ship them off instead. I don't care...

Can you send me a pic of those drain plugs on the '67? I'm hating some of this new crap these days that's unservicable. I had a fancy vacuum go tits up on me last week and I swear to god, there was 57 screws to get to the motor encased behind 7 layers of Chinese plastic.

I finaly gave up and rang my mom who still had an old Kirby in the closet she wasn't using. I picked it up and she said it makes a funny noise. Turned a knob, rotate a few clips and the whole **** thing comes apart.

All the pieces that would ever need to be serviced come right off with zero effort. No need for instruction manuals, digrams or even tools, just 2 little pictures that pretty much tell you "Lefty loosy, righty tighty". **** vacuum is 28 years old and runs like a champ.

I'm guessing there's no more drain plugs because too many people could do it on their own, who needs a mechanic if it's easy enough to do in your driveway?

Having similar problems with my coffee pot and my water dispensor. Both are under 12 months old and neither one of them work right...

 

[Navigator]

Marcus, I am in Oklahoma but arriving home tomorrow. I'll send a couple of close ups of the drain plugs. Very simple. That makes sense on why the new bikes don't have drain plugs. They expect the dealers to do everything.

A Kirby, yeah man. A good old bullet proof American vacuum. They lasted forever, unlike the $400 junk one can buy today.

I'd laugh at your coffee pot woes if I wasn't having the same problem. We just bought a new one and it is a piece of junk.

 

[Bishop]

I'd laugh at your coffee pot woes if I wasn't having the same problem. We just bought a new one and it is a piece of junk.

Probably the same POS I have.

It's a coffee pot, not like I'm asking it to do my dishes or mend my socks (does anyone mend socks anymore? I bet I'm the only living male in Washington state that owns a darner), just brew a plain pot of black coffee... How hard is that?

Mr. Coffee my ass...

 

[Billythebiker]

I've just had Hagon front springs installed (had them still there for years! ) and they feel great, reduced drive and I'm yet to bottom them out.. The steering also seems sharper

 

[PriorityOne]

Is the installation a fairly easy process and did you change the oil or just let the stock springs drip off back into the fork tube?
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Mike

Like everything else, it's easy if you've done it before and you have the time. I took mine to my local dealer to be installed. I am lucky to have a very confident and capable mechanic there. He put in brand new stock weight oil (it's working real good now so I don't see a need to go to heavier oil) The entire job took him 2.25 hours start to finish. That is not out of line with the labor, and I don't mind spending my money with the local dealer when they treat you fairly. PS - if you want the job done right, take the fork tubes off. That way they can be drained properly, and re-filled properly.