Fork Spring identification

[Bobby]

As title says.
DL650 2017
Is there any way to identify a standard set of springs.
I think mine has been “stiffened up” and would like to return it to standard.

[Gert]

Not without physically removing the springs and then measuring the spring gauge / thickness plus counting the number of coils.

Does your model not have adjustable fork caps like my 1st gen? If it does try setting the fork cap adjuster. Normally about five settings. Zero being solf and five being hard.
If no adjustable for caps, try a different size fork oil air gap or maybe playing with different length spring spacers. Checking that the sag is set correctly and the fork oil is fresh can make a huge difference.

If I recall, the fork oil volume per side is listed as 568 cc of 10W fork oil and an air gap of 105mm.

[nigel s]

As Gert said you need to get the spring out to check,this is a pic of the std spring and preload spacer from my '22 650 for reference.
The spring is 470mm ,the spacer 100 mm.It is a dual rate spring.
Have you done a zip tie test to see how much travel you are using?
That will give you an idea of spring/preload suitabilty for your weight.
This site is useful for set up.
http://www.motorcycle-suspension-setup.com/

[Bobby]

OK. Thanks for that.
The Bike is currently at the Docks in Melbourne. I’ll be picking it up towards the end of next week and bringing it back to a friends house where I can start pulling it apart.
I only bought the Bike 2 months before shipping it out to NZ so didn’t really get time to check things out, but after putting in a few thousand miles I just wanted to return it back to standard so I have a base line.