Well,.... so far, I'm kind of disappointed. After installing a set of Works Performance fork springs, the improvement is almost nill. To be fair, I need to explain that I probably do not understand the theory of the set-up options.
The Works springs come as a 2 spring set used in each leg, a long spring and a short 5" spring on top of that, separated by a steel washer. On top of the springs, is another washer, and a plastic spacer. Then the top cap etc.
Inside the top short spring, Works gives you 3 different lenth steel tubes that act as spacers inside the spring, captured between the 2 washers. So, when the short spring compresses to the point of hitting the steel spacer, the long spring under it takes over,............... I think. :-\ I believe Works could do a big favor in explaining what is actually happening, so you would know how to proceed. The instructions tell me that the kit has dual rate springs, and various spacers etc, but I guess I am too thick to get the relationship of spacers and results. I assume the longer spacer gives a harder ride. For lack of knowledge, I picked the middle length spacer and re-assembled. This is a fairly straight forward job, but a bit tedious, and I'm not looking to do it 10 times to get it right! The result was that the Bump Bump Bump over my "test route" is about the same. Just to be sure I was not dreaming, I borrowed my buddies K75S again, and rode it over the same route yesterday. It is like riding a cloud compared to my K1100. He mentioned that his '93 K75S has the 2nd generation Showa forks, which is not what is on the '93 K1100RS. Maybe I'm chasing shadows, not sure. Maybe I just need a K75S...... ::)
Has anyone out there used the Works springs to get a smoother ride on a K1100RS? If so, can you tell me which combination you settled on? At the moment, I am inclined to remove all spacers from the top spring, and allow the total spring set to react without stops. After the 4th weekend, I will call Works to ask for help.
