Suspension help

[SAS Tom]

My Dad has bought a Suzuki GS250T which I’m doing some light restoration work on. I need some help with what to do with the forks. They’re only weedy things and my dad is over 20 stone so I doubt the current set up is going to work for him. I’m not after race track performance just for it not to be a soggy mess for a heavy rider.

Ideally I would like some stiffer springs but by the looks of it no one seems to offer them. Anyone any ideas of where I could get some from? Can people make custom ones? If so, where? If not would making preload spacers be a good idea?

I would like to change the oil in the forks too but not sure what to do. Suzuki spec either fork oil (no mention of what weight) or a 50/50 mix of 10w30 engine oil and ATF. Anyone know what weight Suzuki fork oil is? Most bikes I’ve had have used 10w fork oil, would 20w do the job? Or would a 50/50 mix of a heavier weight engine oil say 20w50 and ATF be a better option?

[Mr OCD]

Try KAIS Tom for springs ... they can get some made / ordered for you to correct spring rates.

[NS400R]

I'd agree. KAIS are really good and helpful.

[graeme4130]

Yeah, I'd recommend speaking with Kais too. They're a good bunch and can source custom springs for pretty much any application
https://www.kais-ohlins.co.uk

Kais Suspension Services Ltd.
Punchbowl Garage
Atherton
Greater Manchester
M46 0LT
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[moto_traxport]

Racetech do springs by size o/d, spring rate and you get a length of spacer tube to cut to the approprate length(s).

Have a look on their website, they might even put that bike (or something similar) into their spring rate configurator.

[bogie]

Depending where you are, I can recommend speaking to Gareth at Reactive Suspension, just North of York . They can do everything from springs to a full service/rebuild with whatever you like. Just had my forks done and they are better than new.

http://www.reactivesuspension.com/index.php