1 Noise from forks Tue Sep 10, 2013 3:59 am
OZhoppo
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I finally got to take the K100RS for a longish run on the weekend; about 500Ks in total. She purred along beautifully, well at least until I discovered that the fuel warning light on a K100 is nothing like a Ducati's... when a BMW indicates it is time to fuel, it is ! The look on OZMaz's face when she came back to find me was priceless.
Anywho - on some of the roads the front end made a kinda clunking noise on rebound - almost like the springs were topping out and the forks were slapping back down onto them. I have Ikon progressive springs in the front with NO spacer, as recommended by the supplier. The forks appeared to be in good condition with no undue wear when I inspected them and changed the oil; the bearings are good and torqued down correctly.
Does the K100 normally have a noisy fork action ?
Hoppo
Anywho - on some of the roads the front end made a kinda clunking noise on rebound - almost like the springs were topping out and the forks were slapping back down onto them. I have Ikon progressive springs in the front with NO spacer, as recommended by the supplier. The forks appeared to be in good condition with no undue wear when I inspected them and changed the oil; the bearings are good and torqued down correctly.
Does the K100 normally have a noisy fork action ?
Hoppo