whats it do again???

 

The rear spring is in the ballpark because Japan thinks two people will ride the bike, when in fact, its about right for one unlike the fork. In street bikes alot of times you will need a softer spring due to this.

 

Just thought I'd drop a brief line.

I have the same fork bleeders on mine and what I normally do to equalize the pressure is I'll turn the key off and lock the bars so there is a solid leverage point, put the kickstand down and pull the bike back and in on the kickstand so that the bike will angle its weight towards the rear tire and lift the front end off the ground ( at this point the bike is balanced on the kickstand and rear tire only ), hold it with my right hand and press the fork bleeders with my left, then set it back down.

Sounds kind of awkward at first but its quite easy to do. For the more adventurous, the bike is light enough you can use the kickstand for quick turn arounds too. Grab the front and rear of the bike at the same time, lean it onto the kickstand untill both tires leave the ground to balance the bike on the kickstand, then simply twist the bike around in a 180 and set it back down.

Keep it mind, though it makes turning the bike completely around very easy in parking spaces and small lanes, turning the bike in this fasion can tear up soft blacktop and likes to dig holes in the dirt, but its fairly easy to manage once you get the basic cordination down.

 

how often do you have to bleed them? i never even knew it needed to be done. does it make a big diffrence in riding???

 

I bleed them whenever the weather changes. I just lift up the front end real quick and pushonedown, then lift and push the other one down.

WORD OF CAUTION: IT DOESN'T HURT TO PUT A LITTLE SQUARE OF BLACK TAPE OVER THE TOP TO KEEP OUT WATER, MUD, DEBRIS....

 

Hey I'm curious if anyone has done anything on the 09', as it does not have any screw or bleeder on top of the forks. Was thinking maybe of getting new caps from the 07' and installing these bleeders but I don't know if there will be any difference between the 07' and 09' that would not permit this.

 

I've had them for a while now. Work well.
Anything that makes a job quicker and easier is all good in my book.
Mine came from RHK!