[gizzo]

Still ... for me it mattered that while I was just flowing along on smooth winding roads life was as good as it gets. Then around the next bend the road would be ... er, ... not smooth. Crap _ bang bang wiggle brake _

Is the "bang bang" part the sidestand or muffler decking? I feel you. I've never had that happen at the track but our bumpy roads there are a few bends I know to take it easy because on a bump or dip mid corner. Suspension compresses, hard parts hit road,  bike jumps sideways.

[gizzo]

What I use as a spring spacer is a short length of plastic water pipe, cut to size. Especially since I have never seen a 20 cent coin.   

I can post a few over, if it'll help. They're only worth a few cents anyway. Cheaper then an actual washer...

[NVDucati]

Is the "bang bang" part the sidestand or muffler decking? I feel you. I've never had that happen at the track but our bumpy roads there are a few bends I know to take it easy because on a bump or dip mid corner. Suspension compresses, hard parts hit road,  bike jumps sideways.

Actually, that has only happened a couple of times. Most of the time its the forks springs bottoming out and topping out. It starts to walk and chatter its way to the outside edge. Don't get me wrong, the forks on these bikes aren't really bad. But they aren't really great either. Here the country roads rarely get resurfaced from one end to the other. They tend to also stop at the county line. They also forget to sweep them and put corner workers out there  .

[Haggisman]

Good idea

[gizzo]

Here the country roads rarely get resurfaced from one end to the other. They tend to also stop at the county line. They also forget to sweep them and put corner workers out there  .

Haha. That must apply everywhere on the planet!

[rowdyyates]

What I do is to place a steel washer between the springs and the plastic pipe. There is usually a steel washer already between the spring and the original metal spacer.

What diameter plastic pipe do you use and what diameter washer? I ain't home at the minute so can't check.

[Richard230]

That was a generic answer as I don't own an Interceptor.  However, I have used a piece of 1-1/2 inch plastic water pipe as a spacer in other motorcycle forks in the past, with a washer of a size that will fit into the fork tube with a little room to spare or you can just reuse the washer(s) that came out of the forks. Then I just cut the pipe to the length that I want using a hacksaw or something similar. Check out your local hardware store for plastic pipe and washers. Most manufacturers use a thin metal pipe as a spacer, but I have never had a problem with wear using plastic and it is a lot easier to cut to size than trying to cut a metal pipe.