GSX1400 rear shock upgrades?

[Drew]

If a preloader requires heavier oil Id ask why? Is it a ''Heath Robinson'' fix? Cheap fixes usually only deliver a cheap and temporary stalling of the inevitable.

I've got the shocks now. If the oil leak was from the preloader, it doesn't matter much since they are seized currently as near as I can tell. They don't back off at all.

[Robert Taylor]

I've got the shocks now. If the oil leak was from the preloader, it doesn't matter much since they are seized currently as near as I can tell. They don't back off at all.

Yep, sounds like a clutching at straws scenario and people listening to what they want to hear. ''Did you hear about the cheap fix? Worked for my mate''. Dont you just love forums.................

[Drew]

Yep, sounds like a clutching at straws scenario and people listening to what they want to hear. ''Did you hear about the cheap fix? Worked for my mate''. Dont you just love forums.................

I don't get how the cheap fix works anyway. If the preloader seals are fucked, they're gonna leak again anyway eventually.

[Robert Taylor]

I don't get how the cheap fix works anyway. If the preloader seals are fucked, they're gonna leak again anyway eventually.

But Drew, you miss the point. Everything that is on the net is correct, its a valuable source of research info, thats why you dont seek out a proffessional.

[Paul in NZ]

Yes, excellent point of generalisation about this age old misconception of filling with heavier oil. A good way to crash when you havent actually identified the real reasons and you've more often than not made the forks lethargic and non responsive.

Some of the 50's Triumph I've owned were improved sight out of mind by making the suspension lethargic and non responsive. When it was energetic and responsive it seemed to be actively trying to kill you where at least when it was stunned into submission you had a split second to fight back ;-) Just sayin....

[Robert Taylor]

Some of the 50's Triumph I've owned were improved sight out of mind by making the suspension lethargic and non responsive. When it was energetic and responsive it seemed to be actively trying to kill you where at least when it was stunned into submission you had a split second to fight back ;-) Just sayin....

Yes! That old stuff existed before damping was even in the dictionary ( there was no control )

[F5 Dave]

Ahh, it was made in England so it was naturally damp.