Fork Spring Color Codes (2014)

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Stephen Hill

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I am sorting through a bunch of Commando fork damping rods and springs. Some of them have a dash of red paint on the end of the coil. Not sure about the others. The workshop manual says a red fork spring is rated at 36.5 pounds, and is 18.7 inches long.

Anybody know if other spring rates were available, and if these are colour coded?

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Red is stock standard. I've seen yellow marked but don't know if lighter or stronger. May be other rate/colors but no one seems to offer them for a long time. Mick Hemmings may be best bet to contact if no one here nails it down.
 
Maybe they are used to "feel" like you are pulling a sidecar? ;>

Found this information in an older Classic Mechanics issue on rebuilding Roadholder forks and found this thread researching this same topic at this site.
 
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