Honda GL1000 Goldwing restoration part 06: Forks

In this video I strip down the forks to see what state they're in and get a few surprises!
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[@Cobra427Veight]

Written in one of the older manuals is the addition of a vw valve spring , mine has something that resembles one .

[@VJMotoResto]

Interesting! So a small spring on top of the main one to provide preload I guess.

[@rayworx]

As a general 'rule-of-thumb'..... the tight winds of the spring go to the axle side.

[@S2NAZ]

I just watched a new episode on Brick House Builds TH-cam channel that showed how to eliminate the air charge pre-loads on The front forks. Might be worth a watch 👍🏻

[@VJMotoResto]

Yeah I saw that as well! I'm going to rebuild these forks with progressive springs and spacer for preload.

[@S2NAZ]

Good choice on the inserts@@VJMotoResto 👍

[@SuccessShared]

​@@VJMotoRestoAnother great video thanks. My Ltd has Progressive front and rear. I look forward to seeing how you install these for my own reference! Many thanks once again. V enjoyable