Front fork sag

[turtle254]

Anyone know what the normal sag amount is for a 98 std front fork is?
Mine is 2" sag with no weight on the bike. Seams a little high

[sandy]

Possibly age and use has softened the springs. Might be time for Progressives or Hyper Pros if money is a bit more abundant.

[..]

Anyone know what the normal sag amount is for a 98 std front fork is?
Mine is 2" sag with no weight on the bike. Seams a little high

How did you measure the "sag"?

http://www.racetech.com/articles/suspensionandsprings.htm

[turtle254]

Anyone know what the normal sag amount is for a 98 std front fork is?
Mine is 2" sag with no weight on the bike. Seams a little high

How did you measure the "sag"?

http://www.racetech.com/articles/suspensionandsprings.htm

Just like "racetech" but no weight from the rider on bike. Looks like my springs are way to soft.

[hubcapsc]

OEM springs are "mushy"... Progressive (brand) springs for the
Valkyrie will likely make you much happier.

There's some other good Valkyrie springs too, I think
Race Tech has a set...

-Mike

[h13man]

I'm using Racetech #80's? The softest ones. I'm thinking of going to Progressives as they worked wonders on the 1100 Spirit for 35,000 mi. of ownership. The Race techs are just a little too firm for all around riding for my taste.

[Glenn-B]

Filling with thicker fork oil gives a better ride. My mate tried that and it does work. Also. I don't know if this is possible. But look into fitting some preload spacer shims on top of the springs?

[Bagger John - #3785]

My new Hyperformance springs show ~0.75" unloaded sag (99 Tourer w/ I/S trunk/tank, Batwing fairing and driving lights). Put me aboard (~230lbs in gear) and they'll sag maybe another 0.5".

(FWIW. YMMV. Mine's in the low 40s at freeway speeds unless I really hammer the thing...  )

[Challenger]

The first thing I noticed on my 99 I/S was how much more the front end dived under front braking than my STD, Replaced with progressive fork springs and stock oil weight, No more dive and handles great. After 55000 miles there is still no dive under hard braking.