New Hawk, new adventures.

[JerryHawk250]

Originally Posted by OneLeggedRider

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised when you go to the lighter fork oil. I never rode the bike before changing the oil and adding spacers, but I had watched several videos of the forks bottoming out. And my original plan was to go with 15w, but from owning several Hondas and working in the shops I knew they used ATF for years in their dirtbike forks. So a quick internet search to find out the weight of ATF, and another to find out the weight of Polaris/Victory fork oil (because that's the nearest Dealership and the weight isn't specified on the bottle) told me both were 7.5w.

I am very happy with the rebound characteristics of the forks now, and they get tested daily with all the washboard and potholes on these dirt roads and riding the whoops out at the Reclaim. And the bike doesn't feel springy or bouncy at all, it's quite stable infact. Now if I just add some preload to the monoshock I think I'll be done with the suspension.

Also with me being 6'2" and 265lbs at the moment we are very similar in size when it comes to suspension tuning.

That's what I've been using. ATF with the pre-load spacers seems to be perfect for me. I'll eventually replace the rear shock with a 315 mm shock like yours and Megadans. The spring on mine has sprung. on the rear. It's probably 2" lower than when it was new. I'm a little on the lighter side though @ 5'11" 175lbs. after a big meal. lol