I'm the same weight as you, and a fairly aggressive rider.
I put a .75" spacer in the front springs, and its almost perfect.
If I have time, I might make a 1", and try that, just to see if its better.
The dive is not an issue for me anymore.

 

That's a good idea. A bit of front pre-load.
Especially for mainly road use as the reduced wheel travel won't be a problem.

 

Where did you get your spacers and what kind are they? Haven't budgeted for new springs, so I'd like to see how the spacers work.

 

Why would there be reduced wheel travel?
You still have the full fork travel. Its no different than tightening up the preload nut on the rear shock, and in fact, its even better off road, than on.

For the spacers, buy 2 pcs. of 1 1/2" dia., .125" wall steel tubing.
Move the bars out of the way, undo one cap at a time, and unscrew it from the rod. Polish the tubing so that it fits (its snug) inside the cap, and bolt it back on so that the tubing sits in the cap at the top, and on the spring washer/spacer on the bottom.
The spring rate is so soft, its easy to install. Once you remove the cap, you'll see what to do.

 

I see your point but wouldn't the spring be fully compressed over a reduced distance?

 

Absolutely, but its not even close to coil bind at full travel.

 

I didn't know that.
So why buy stiffer springs then?
Have I wasted my money?

 

I put .42kg/mm front springs from Moto-Pro on my ride. It got rid of nose dive and helped reduce rear lockups on the street. Before with factory springs, the rear would come up with all the weight shift forward and lock the rear wheel.

I still get about 8 inches of travel over speedbumps on the street!

Off road, these springs work great!

 

How much do you weigh suited and booted?

 

Nothing wrong with buying the appropriate spring for the application.
Most don't have the ability to make up spacers.
Now you have heavier springs, and the option to stiffen them up with spacers, if you want.