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Noelpolar must be one of the three Wise Men - listen to him when he says TWO 1 liter bottles of fork oil are required when replacing Wilbers springs and fork oil. Waiting for the second 1 liter bottle to arrive to finish up my install. But, it's "slow as Christmas" as the saying goes. At...

Nonsense on that quote. DIY, and post the results. Best.

Don't have kids to drain my motorcycle expense account, but I was a college professor for 35 yrs. University is still a good investment in my opinion - although I learned everything mechanical from my father by watching him work. Merry Christmas to all! :)

Thanks for the info, leanecr. I'm in the process of replacing my fork springs with Wilbers - forks removed; waiting for parts. I appreciate the torque value listings. Lessons learned by DIY are the best, esp. when the service dept. is quoting $900 to replace front springs. :)

No water into wine miracles going on here in rural Texas. :) UPS delivery has crashed during the holiday rush. I'll order more fork oil if needed and wait for delivery - too chilly to ride here anyway. I'll wait until the Wilbers fork springs and oil show up and then figure out the necessary...

Thanks Noelpolar, I thought I'd receive the front springs and fork oil today, but the holiday rush is causing delivery delays. Hope I don't have to order more oil - one liter was the instruction when I ordered from EPM Performance. I did receive the Wilbers 640 today, however, after about 4...

Hello vittomasi, I haven't received my Wilber springs, fork oil and rear shock yet, but here's the info. that I"ll use from the Beemers Workshop website: Wilbers Zero Friction Progressive Fork Springs have several advantages over linear springs. A Progressive Rate Spring has the advantage of a...

Noelpolar, I have a new (leftover) 2023 R18 Basic with about 700 miles. I've been reading up on emulators and how they work, but think I'll go with just the new springs and fork oil to see if that works for me. Good to see you on the R9T forum. I'm CosmicBlue on that site.

That's a great looking jacket. I took a look at it on Revzilla site - good discount price there, too. I'm still breaking in my 10 yr. old Aerostich summer leather jacket. Don't think they make it anymore, but it's one that will out-last me. :)

bigalcam, I replaced the front springs and rear shock on my 2021 R9T (with Progressive springs and TFX shock) when still relatively new. Made a great big difference. I'm hoping the Wilbers will do the same for my R18. My roads are mainly bone-rattling, rough, patched, pot-holed, country...

I decided to just jump in to the deep end while I'm waiting for the Wibers springs and rear shock to arrive. First, I put the bike up on my Kern-Stabi lift. Managed to get the forks off easily enough by removing the front wheel, fender, and then removing the top fork caps. I used a big...

Thanks kate_brett. I reread the post you mentioned about the fork springs. From your comments, it looks like you have also changed the springs and fork oil on your FE. Did you have any of the difficulties that the OP had in removing the fork bolts. Any other details or tips you might add...

I'm looking for tips / advice on how to replace the front fork springs on my 2023 R18 Basic. I have Wilbers progressive springs on the way. Not finding much info. on the site, so I'd appreciate advice from anyone who has performed this task. I'm assuming the front fork legs need to be removed...

Yes, you're very right, Witsend. Best + thanks for the info.

Replaced the OEM levers with a set of DK Design brake and clutch levers. Ordered on Sunday- received on Wednesday via FedEx - from Japan to rural Texas in 3 days. Transferring the piston/plunger from the OEM levers was a bit of a struggle. Finally succeeded by using a nail punch and grease...

Terrific Witsend, I think these are going to be on my need to order list. Thanks for the review.

Those look good to me, and a good price, too. Let us know about quality and how they fit snd feel when you get them installed.

Too funny! :)

Nice motorcycle jewelry, but that's too much bitcoin for me! Ha! :)

Hello, GrBadv - What brand of levers and reservoirs are you showing in your photos? I'm looking for options for clutch and brake levers - specifically the RSD and Wunderkind brands. Thanks in advance..