2017 DL1000 AL8
Just over a week ago my bike went into a local independent workshop for fork oil replacement (no leaking or damaged seals just replace the 5 year old oil)
Short ride home I did feel the front suspension was much stiffer, didn’t think much about it parked it up and left it.
Yesterday I thought I’d check the settings (I’ve always had them as “standard factory settings”
Spring pre-load adjustment as I left it (position 4)
Compression damping (bottom of the forks) unchanged at 8 clicks out
Rebound damping (adjusted by a flat head driver top of forks) wound right up tight!
A bit odd I thought so went about adjusting it back to the standard settings, tighten up and then back it off 8 clicks. The right hand fork reaches 8 clicks but no more, the left hand fork is backing off to around 7.5 turns so almost.
My question is does anybody know if 8 clicks out is the absolute limit or should the adjuster be capable of going beyond that? If that is the case clearly the workshop have got something wrong or worse butchered something internally perhaps?
With the adjusters backed off to 7 a piece the ride is definitely smoother, so they are having an effect.
I deliberately passed the job to a professional because it’s probably beyond my scope (tools and knowledge etc), and I will be returning to the shop but would like some pointers as to what might have gone wrong - anybody got a theory?