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GRRRR ... tooooo much air in front forks .. GL1200i

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It's one thing to be an idiot, quite another to speak up and prove it. but....

I misread the label about fork pressure and put 30psi in the front forks. Just to stiffen them up a bit.. you know?? Well, they were stiff.. for awhile, now they have no air and very little oil apparently.. running thru the gears is like riding a bronco...

I put 3 psi in tonight.. smooth ride home, dont know if it will stay. I'm open to suggestions for repair path.. Thanks in advance

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for the sake of information when u rebuild the shocks,use synthetic atf,it will not break down as quick as normal atf and will maintain the seal integrity longer
also when u replace the fork seals,while you have the caps off drill and tap the caps for 1/8" pipe plugs,then you can drain and replace the fluid w/o having to remove those fork caps again:waving::waving:
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