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Originally Posted by simplemind
Sorting the r80 basic out for next summer's grand tour. I will have a pillion plus camping kit etc. I was thinking about fitting these 'progressive fork springs with a thicker viscosity oil to cope with the extra load. Seen some on ebay marketed under the name 'hyperpro' Anyone have any experience on this modification. I am not looking to modify for its own sake. Would I be better changing to a thicker oil ?
Regards mark
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Yes!
Better / stronger springs will give you better front-end operation.
No!
Do -not- use thicker oil!
You will get dissapointed.
I tested Omega 699 automatic gear oil. It is by far the best fork"oil" that I have tested during 20 years and over 300 000km on beemers.
The Omega 699 http://www.magnagroup.com/products/o...re/odis699.pdf
http://www.magnagroup.com/ is a 5W/20 non-foaming automatic gearbox oil. Its damping ability is non changing between cold and warm, which is great! 
You will most likely find that any automatic gear oil will work better than fork-oil.
Adding Omega 917 is strongly recommended: http://www.magnagroup.com/products/o...re/odis917.pdf
And the rear shock?
Condition?
You -must- balance the front and rear shocks! If they are not working well together you will find that your investment made roadhandling less good (not reliable / predictable / consequent ).
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Albert
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