Guest VF500FInterceptor Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Just wondering, when checking the air pressure in your forks/rear shock. Do you have to use a special gauge or just a normal tire gauge? As always, thanks for the help! Tyler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer CornerCarver Posted May 7, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted May 7, 2013 normal gauge, and dont forget to drain the water if they have been inflated since new... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 how do you drain the water? Sorry for the ignorance I am just very new to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer CornerCarver Posted May 7, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted May 7, 2013 not possible, just a comment that air assisted suspensions were a bad idea. Have you serviced the forks/changed the fork oil etc...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Uh... no... . I have no idea what I am doing. Annndd I'm broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 they're probably fine , then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Well not exactly fine. My buddy put more air in them and I thought I heard him say he matched the left front fork to the right and that was 60psi. and did the same with the rear. It rides really nice, but I just learned that it is WAY! over max psi. I don't want to blow anything so I need to confirm thats what he did and let some out if so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer CornerCarver Posted May 7, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted May 7, 2013 it will cost you about $30 bucks in supplies (fork oil, cleaning solution) and you should replace your bushings and fork seals while in there...you can do it without tearing them down and replacing the seals/bushings by drainign the fork oil through the bottom bolt. I forget if the bottom bolt on the VF500 is in the axle hole (like newer forks) or on the side near the bottom of the tube. Regardless, you can drain the fluid there and then flush the forks with diesel or some other solvent to clean them, allow them time to dry and fill with the proper amount of fresh fork oil, relace the caps and call it day if you are strapped for cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Unfortunately that is $30bucks more than I have right now and a lot more time then I have right now. We are going to be moving soon, and I have to much going out right now. Sooo I will just keep riding the way I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baileyrock Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 You will blow out the seals everywhere running that pressure, get it down now! Don't remember stock settings, but probably closer to 15 psi or similar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer CornerCarver Posted May 7, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted May 7, 2013 15 may be max pressure, I think 5-8 psi was normal but I was a lot younger then...hard to say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I called Edge performance, and he said 6 in the front and 20 in the rear. Needless to say.. I am a little over! and it has been that way since sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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