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cheapest way I have come across to get decent results out
of the stock forks & let me go on to say that I have
tried this before on other bikes & had nowhere near
the increased level of performance that I have felt on
these forks so it's really just a matter of luck with the
way Honda decided to valve the forks that is affording us
this cheap way out. Also be advised that while this does
offer a good amount of benefit over the stock forks that
having them properly revalved with Ohlins valves will
still be a better although more expensive option &
still yet the Ohlins R&T forks will offer even better
benefits over those (which I will be upgrading too very
soon & will report back my findings) So here's the deal: swap the springs to .95's (a pair of springs costs about $100) & add 5wt Silkolene RSF Synthetic fork oil (roughly $10 a bottle) to change the damping rate. I also polished the fork tubes to reduce stiction. Depending on your weight you may choose to try different springs or even a combination say a .95 in one fork & a .90 in the other to achieve the proper sag numbers & ride. If you have a fork spring compressor tool you can do the work yourself in a little over an hour if you are pretty good at getting the forks on & off the bike etc... I went 110mm on the fluid height without the springs installed
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