Originally Posted by Pleiades

Don't get me wrong, any replacement fork springs (progressive or linear) are a massive improvement over the OE items!




Far be it from me to tell you what to do! However, IMHO trying a fork oil change and the spacers would be a good, sensible and cost effective starting point.

As for oil volume... It's actually more to do with setting the the air gap correctly (space between top of oil and top of the fork tube with the fork compressed and spring out), the oil volume is a rough guide to get approximately the right amount in the fork to work from. With the progressive springs I started off with an 30mm larger air gap (less oil) as recommended by Yacugar in their instructions (this is mainly to take into account the larger diameter of the spring's windings (which displace more oil than the originals). I then experimented with small adjustments in level, keeping a careful note of what I'd done. With the linear springs I started with Ohlins recommendation of sticking to the OE spec air gap (which I can't remember off hand).

Just remember the golden rule of tuning suspension (or anything else for that matter) - Change just one thing at a time and record every change you make.