That's okay, Rob, as I've been in no rush to get into new shocks yet anyway. What I really hope to do is get you, John, Ms. or Mr. Buck, some more knowledgable soul here in the group to ride Blue this summer and give me their impressions of the suspension overall.
I'd mentioned before that I've been told the forks were way stiff, as if there may be spacers inside, but I have no other R65s to compare with. I also seriously hesitate attempting to open the front end myself, with limited knowledge of the innards, and don't want to be chasing springs, washers, and bolts over a 100 foot radius if it all explodes upon disassembly.
So, maybe this summer sometime, at the Running of the Urals, or the Gathering of the Clans, I can swap bikes with someone for a spell and figure out what's what, suspension-wise, and go from there... :-?
