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I'm going to be going through a few sets of R100GS forks in the next few months so this subject is back on my radar, too. I recently bought an R100GS with very stiff front suspension; I know there are some mods in there but I don't know what. The P.O. liked very stiff suspension so there may be a GV in there with a stiff spring or heavy preload. OTOH a customer has an R100GS and a recent ride showed that it had a very soft suspension (we switched bikes and it was eye-opening for both of us) so I need to come up with a middle ground for both of us based on what I find inside my own forks.
FWIW it seems that Race Tech is not listing that short 3234 spring any more for the GS. They now list the 3452, which as its name implies fits into a 34mm fork tube and is about 520mm long. However, although their recommendations are for .7 ~ .9 spring rate depending on rider weight, the 3452 is only available in a few rates from .44 to .50. So maybe when customers ask for a spring matching their recommendation that they sell the 3234 instead? That's why I'm curious what spring ended up in Jim's bike and how.
This week - hopefully today - I'll ride my PD with stock damping and aftermarket springs and then switch to the forks with the GV and stock springs. The spring rates on the two are practically the same so I don't expect much confusion from that. I'll find some square-edged bumps to ride over.