Front End Dive
Road Captain
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front end dive
You have a point, but it will slow down the dive. The thicker oil will not change the distance that it dives, but will help the "dive" feel some.
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Maybe so, but after changing over to SE Heavy Fork Oil my front end does not dive down at all during any kind of braking. It's a big improvement over the stock "fish" oil.
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I've got a brand new set of Ricor Intiminators and 5 wt Amsoil fork oil, package never opened. Yours for $200 (via Paypal) including shipping from Yokohama to your doorstep using USPS Global Express with tracking (which will cost me close to $50). PM me if you're interested.
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As BigG said its just physics. weight transfers onto the forks and they compress.
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It may dip down some but nothing compared to when the stock oil was in them...I have a habit of using engine braking and rear brake to slow down normally...In a panic stop, I use both brakes....
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I know it's hard to break old habits but you should be using the front brakes as your primary stopping device. There's a good reason why HD put two big brake disks up there and only one in the back. Applying the rear brake at the same time will keep the front end from diving too much, which is why all the premium tourers from BMW and the Japanese makers feature linked brakes.
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From: anacoco, la
sounds like a bunch of folks spent big money on other things and don't want you to be happy with your setup unless you spend big money too.
follow the link in iclick's post for changing your fork oil. a lot of us have gone with the se heavy (which is a 20wt) and are extremely pleased with the results. others don't want to go quite as heavy so they mix type e (10wt) and se heavy 50/50 which will give you a 15 wt. also i think belray actually does sell 15 wt. whichever way you go, i guarantee you that it will be better than whats in there now.
try that first. if you don't like it, what are you out? nothing really, because it will be better than stock. but if it isn't enough for you, then you can start spending your hard earned money on other things....
follow the link in iclick's post for changing your fork oil. a lot of us have gone with the se heavy (which is a 20wt) and are extremely pleased with the results. others don't want to go quite as heavy so they mix type e (10wt) and se heavy 50/50 which will give you a 15 wt. also i think belray actually does sell 15 wt. whichever way you go, i guarantee you that it will be better than whats in there now.
try that first. if you don't like it, what are you out? nothing really, because it will be better than stock. but if it isn't enough for you, then you can start spending your hard earned money on other things....