Hello all!
Question about a CB I picked up recently. The previous owner installed new forks and lowered the with Cycle X springs and a 3 inch spacer.
They're pretty low already at the resting stance (without me on the bike), but when I hop on the bike and put some weight on the bars, the front forks immediately drop. There's almost no clearance at this point -- maybe an inch or so of travel. They bottom out relatively often with the seal covers hitting the triple tree. Obviously not an idea situation.
Here's a before and after of the bike resting without me on it, and then once I hop on:
I have a CX500 as well and I recently had this same issue. The CX has air shocks, and someone was messing around with the air valve and let some of the air out. When I got on the bike, the forks dropped just like the CB I'm having issues with. So I just added a bit of air in the CX shocks and they're all good now. No more drop when I first hop on the bike.
I'm wondering if the CB shocks just need more oil? Or is there anything else I'm missing? I'm pretty new to the bike scene, so still trying to figure it all out.
Question about a CB I picked up recently. The previous owner installed new forks and lowered the with Cycle X springs and a 3 inch spacer.
They're pretty low already at the resting stance (without me on the bike), but when I hop on the bike and put some weight on the bars, the front forks immediately drop. There's almost no clearance at this point -- maybe an inch or so of travel. They bottom out relatively often with the seal covers hitting the triple tree. Obviously not an idea situation.
Here's a before and after of the bike resting without me on it, and then once I hop on:
I have a CX500 as well and I recently had this same issue. The CX has air shocks, and someone was messing around with the air valve and let some of the air out. When I got on the bike, the forks dropped just like the CB I'm having issues with. So I just added a bit of air in the CX shocks and they're all good now. No more drop when I first hop on the bike.
I'm wondering if the CB shocks just need more oil? Or is there anything else I'm missing? I'm pretty new to the bike scene, so still trying to figure it all out.