Hyperpro springs help

[GAGARIN]

Hi, i have a GS 1150 ADVENTURE with 43500 klm. and i'm thinking to change the springs (front+rear) with the hyperpro whice are progressive.
Can i do it alone? (with tools ofcource)
What must to becarefull with installation ?

The rear have preload now about 40 click, with the hyperpro how much can i use?
(i'm asking because with my last bike XLV1000 VARADERO, when i change oem spring with HYPERPRO , at the manual wrote ''USE MAX 5 CLICK PRELOAD FOR SAFETY)

(before install the hyperpro will i must to turn the preload at zero? for an easy insall or at the end {hard})
The front have 5-6, can i used them after ?

if anyone have pictures from spring installation well be great!

regards
Theo

 

[Dave Ett]

This write up I did for the F800GS might help you:

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=229263

 

[GAGARIN]

This write up I did for the F800GS might help you:

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=229263

i have see your thread, nice job and very helpful.

thanks

 

[GAGARIN]

Just arrived the HYPERPRO springs from calsport,

but i'm little confused , the manual write :
rear spring
SPRING PRELOAD 10-15 CLICKS (anti-clockwise)
REBOUND 0.25-0.5 T.OPEN (T=complete turns anti-clockwise)

these means they count the clicks from totaly hard, is that right ?

it isn't dangerous to preload the progressive spring total and from there to count 10-15 clicks left ?

 

[biggles12]

Are the instructions for std dampers or Hyperpro?

Just a thought.

I will be very interested to know how it improves the bike as my bike could do with some new shocks. If new springs make a difference I might get mine re oiled and gassed and then new springs.

Pete

 

[GAGARIN]

Are the instructions for std dampers or Hyperpro?

Just a thought.

I will be very interested to know how it improves the bike as my bike could do with some new shocks. If new springs make a difference I might get mine re oiled and gassed and then new springs.

Pete

the instructions are for Hyperpro ............

if you have many miles at yours make a real suspention service and you will see different........but they must to now if it is possible the service for your suspentions, (because the front of the GS it isn't, the rear i'm not sure) and to now ecxacly how much oil and gas to put.............i'm talking for the GS because all the bikes without TELELEVER front are easy to do service

Theo

 

[biggles12]

the instructions are for Hyperpro ............

if you have many miles at yours make a real suspention service and you will see different........but they must to now if it is possible the service for your suspentions, (because the front of the GS it isn't, the rear i'm not sure) and to now ecxacly how much oil and gas to put.............i'm talking for the GS because all the bikes without TELELEVER front are easy to do service

Theo

Front and rear can be serviced. All bike equipment charge £100 to oil and gas them £60 extra if it need a shaft.

Pete

 

[elevensies]

very easy to replace, you need a top cap spring compressor though, not spring clamps,

the spring is held in place by a cir clip,


if you have good idea what your shocks should feel like as standard, the hyperpro ones will feel exactly the same.

only difference is when there is load on them, they get better, much better.

thats the reason they instruct to have 15 click pre load, thats about half way, normally one would set pre load to weight of rider and carrying load.

 

[GAGARIN]

the srings are replaced , everything easy and ok...........
set up them with the HP instructions and the sag its ok ..........
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.but i don't have good feeling at the front when i push the front break hard before the corner at the downhill road...........first msec fell something like compresser and after normal..............leave the break and scoot...........

i try to preload the front more but at the 3d or 4th position is little better but out of the HP instruction which said ''front spring preload 1st - 2nd position''

any opinion what else can i try?

Theo