I have asked this in the England forum also, but thought this may get a wider readership!

I am looking to firm up the front forks and will use a heavier weight oil when I rebuild the forks, however while putting some new springs would be a nice option, it is not cheap.

Has anyone tried increasing the preload on the Swing springs by using shims/washers on top of the spring and found it worked? I have done this in the past on bikes and found it can often be useful.

Dunno about using heavier weight fork oil, but, in the past, there were several discussions on the Yahoo Silverwing Forum about adding a 10 mm piece of PVC pipe to increase the length of the SW spring spacer and increase the pre-load that way.

Tim

I did this on a Sportster I used to own and it worked pretty well.
It wouldn't cost much other then your time.

C-Wing

Thanks Guys, I will see what i have in the washer box tomorrow morning and go from there. It cannot hurt to try 8-10mm and it'll never be easier!
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Well its definitely worth a try and should help with a firmer ride, but ultimately will not be as good as the hyperpro springs as they are progressive as opposed to linear... where u really will notice the difference is in the handling, progressive springs will give a tauter ride and the scoot will be more stable and quicker at stopping in a hurry

Hi Steve,in the standard Honda set up the fork springs have a large distance piece fitted,approx 60mm in length.When the Hyperpros are fitted this distance piece is left out as the springs are much longer than the standard fitted.So if you have no distance piece in your fork set up then it looks like some previous owner has upgraded the forks.

Looking good.

Wal.

This thread got me to thinking about shimming the forks so I did.

The original spacer is about 2 3/8 of an inch. I made spacers out of 3/4 inch schedule 40 PVC pipe. I made them 3 3/8 inchs long.

The first thing I notice is that the front doesn't sag near as much. Almost half my travel was taken up by just standing the Wing up. Now I loose about an inch which is almost perfect for sag.

Now the front is stiffer but not harsh. I will have to give is some time to get used to it and to give a better report. Total cost was .53 cents for the pipe and a couple hours of my time.

C-Wing.

What weight oil did you use?????

Mine seems to ride better, it doesn't bottom out and it corners much better. I am having to retrain myself to ride with the springs shimmed.

I would recommend this as an inexpensive upgrade.

C-Wing

This was a enteresting thread. Alot of great information. Thank's to all that contributed to it.