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Worth replacing fork springs?

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Just bought a 2001 firestorm which has sat for 6 years and will re-commission over the winter.

Beginning to get some parts and fluids together and will change fork oil - while I am at it and forks are out would replacement springs be sensible??

Have not ridden it yet and won’t before next year, but see from posts that front is reckoned to be undersprung, I am about a 14 stone rider.

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Maybe it's already been done?

Disassemble first and see.

After 6 years idle I am sure that there are other things that require attention first.

Also does it have manual cam chain Tensioners, if not that is the first job at hand.

Any mods been done to her ?

Can you post some pics ?
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ccts and fork springs id be changing if they are still standard :thumbup:
the older i get,the faster i was :lol:
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kenmoore wrote: Sat Oct 19, 2019 9:57 am Maybe it's already been done?

Disassemble first and see.

After 6 years idle I am sure that there are other things that require attention first.

Also does it have manual cam chain Tensioners, if not that is the first job at hand.

Any mods been done to her ?

Can you post some pics ?
I think totally standard apart from rear indicators for some reason- in very good condition, will post some pics.

Manual CCT’s Stopper mod and reg/rec on the list already - charging ok when running, maybe slightly high so will change
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First 2 are sellers pics, he got the bike along with a collection of 6 vintage british bikes, he thinks the firestorm was the one that the owner rode but its been sat in a heated garage for 6 years and only 500 miles since 2010. I saw a few and this was by far the best.

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and now awaiting some TLC

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tidy looking bike you found :thumbup:
the older i get,the faster i was :lol:
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Good looking original example you have there.

Well done !

You now have the basis for a great bike.
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Tidy looking machine :thumbup:
SO WHEN DOES THIS OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER KICK IN
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That is a clean and tidy looking bike :thumbup:

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"forks are out would replacement springs be sensible??"

Get them 'Rogered' > viewtopic.php?t=32480

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=42009
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Wicky wrote: Wed Oct 23, 2019 2:04 pm "forks are out would replacement springs be sensible??"

Get them 'Rogered' > viewtopic.php?t=32480

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=42009
+ 1 :thumbup:

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Been looking at the do it yourself post on the Revolution Fork Tuning mod (used to visit his workshop as local to me, but alas I think now retired) and a little wary of the grinding down and drilling. For an acceptable street set up I am thinking just to do the linear springs, oil, air gap and adjusting spacer length if needed would be enough to make a reasonable improvement ?

I have a track bike for going a little faster, although should know better at my age...
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It may be that your whole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.

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I just did mine after 5500 miles, definitely worth it. I used weight spec springs, 5w oil and the control rod taper and extra hole mod. Too stiff on std honda settings so I adjusted by static sag method. Cant comment on the improved compression and rebound control as I don't push very hard but it's a nicer ride all round.
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Spring change and quite likely Roger mod has made it to re-commission list.
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