front forks advice please.....

[brod]

hi all

i need some advice or opinions please my front forks seem very hard over bumps especialy at high speed, ive tried different springs and oil weights and oil levels, theres been a slight change but no matter what ive tried the front forks just dont seem to be absorbing the road like they should, any bump is just comming back to the bars feels like i have 50 pound of pressure in me front tyre. ive reduced the tyre pressure to 25 pound and theres a slight change but it still feels hard over bumps.
so i am stuck its either the tyre avon roadrider maybe the rubbers made from bouncy ball rubber or the forks are faulty or possibly bent or this is how the superfour is, my next step is to strip the forks down any advice, opinions please,
cheers ...................

[brod]

looks like me forks are bent .

[tomigun]

If the problem caused from bend fork pipes:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251028010260?_t ... IT&vxp=mtr

[brod]

hi
yey there very nice well priced too but i decided to get a second hand pair (hopefully straight and will arrive a bit quicker) i allso dont know if anything ellse is bent, forks are only bent by 10 mm with a kink near the yoke clamp, lucky i checked. might get those gold ones later bet they look cool.

[tomigun]

Νext thing that possibly damaged and you could check is the top bridge and the steering stem or the upper and lower bearings.I don't know how much power accept your fork from the impact.

[brod]

hmm cheers its another thing i will have to check, steerings good and theres no play in the head bearings so hopefully it will be ok but they could be out of line , looks like a mild impact as the forks have been straightend and one has a very small crease you can hardly see it, wish i had looked a bit more at the bike before buying but the faults i have found were well hidden, it amazes me that some one is willing to sell such a dangerous bike fortunatly i new it had had a front ender so i was aware there would be a bit of work ect, if it were a new comer to bikes the result could of been unhealthy
cheers brod......

[tomigun]

Ok,when you finish your work and mount the new fork,drive your sf in good quality road(with no small rocks or holes) and no traffic and drive the bike at about 50klm speed.Then leave your hands from the handlebar.The motorcycle must be going straight without feeling or seeing the handlebar tremble. This is one way to check your sf or any other motorcycle if everything are ok with the front fork system.

Cheers brother
John

[The Novice]

usually best to stand on the seat too so you can really see whats going on............

[tomigun]

usually best to stand on the seat too so you can really see whats going on............