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I have a 2000 electra glide. It had air assist rear suspension that would no longer hold air. I bought some spring suspension from him with the adjustable **** (I'm not sure of the brand). Everything worked out fine. My forks bottom out as well so I said while I was messing with it I would figure out how to add oil. Got the ignition and cover off just to find out they are air assist as well. Can I just buy new inserts and cap the hole and do away with the air assist all together? P.s. I am just now learning how to work on my bike. It bottoms out enough to damage the front fender. My wife lost her job back in January so I can't afford anything crazy but I don't want to let it sit this season so any recommendations? I want to ride. Lol
Yes. My 2000 Road Glide had it's air assist caps replaced with standard caps and it worked just fine with 11 oz (if I recall,) of 15 wt fork oil each leg.
Welcome to the forum.
Yes. My 2000 Road Glide had it's air assist caps replaced with standard caps and it worked just fine with 11 oz (if I recall,) of 15 wt fork oil each leg.
Welcome to the forum.
ty, hopping to learn while here. Ty for the replay as well.
Hey Truckerrick, welcome to the forum, while you are here check out the suspension section, and the Evo section lot's of good info, take some pics of your progress and post them up, lot's of guys here with a lot of experience.
In the short term why not see if the front air suspension works and change the fork oil ? It's a low cost experiment that may get you by until the bank account looks healthier.
In the short term why not see if the front air suspension works and change the fork oil ? It's a low cost experiment that may get you by until the bank account looks healthier.
I used the air stem that its hooked to and the second i put air in it i can watch the gauge as it leaks right back out. I took the line and put it on the stem for the rear and the stem won't take air it seems. If I understand the system correctly (I probably dont) the only oil in it is just for lubrication and doesn't hold weight. I wanted to come to those that know before I messed something up. Lol
The oil doesnt hold weight, but its is the fluid that does the damping. So its very important.
Thicker oil greatly reduces brake dive and bottoming out. I found 10 or 15 Motul fork oil to work well at this without excessive harshness. 20 was far too thick, and would hydro-lock the forks when on rough surfaces of hitting potholes and expansion joints at speed.
You can also increase the progressive rate of spring strength by increasing the oil volume, thereby reducing the size of the air chamber at the top of the forks.
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2000 electra glide front suspension
