At 05:03 PM 6/19/98 -0700, Steven X. Schwenk wrote:
>I would guess that this thread may be getting a bit old.  Still, a few last
>words.  I now realize that on my  motorcyles, the spring adjustment does in
>fact compress the spring.  You turn a nut that directly compresses it.  Of
>course, this raises the height of the bike by reducing sag, too.  What Fred
>and Derek, et al. have said is pretty convincing that inserting a spacer
>alone does not compress the spring on the syncro...but only raises the van.
>I would accept it at that except that what about the change in firmness.  I
>swear the suspension is firmer .... it does not have that too bouncy feeling
>in the initial range of travel...I don't feel like I am piloting a boat
>anymore as much.  Has anyone else who has done this noticed any change?   I
>think the result is more important than the reason, but it would be nice to
>know why.
Maybe the difference in ride is due to the fact that you are operating in a
different range of travel on the shocks. Just postulating...

Mark McCulley
87 syncro, stock suspension and shocks