Forks Feel a Little Spongy

[jregezeino]

Just got a hawk and the forks feel a little soft...whats the easiest way to put some new oil in em and possibly swap the springs...also is there a trick to adjust the rear shock...mine seems stuck.

[DefTrap]

There's a great write-up on forks oil and seal changing here http://www.geocities.com/bender647/forkseal/
Changing the oils and springs is easy - I recall doing it in the front garden before work one morning - if you're not bothered about getting every last drop of old oil out. Otherwise it's a forks out job, again pretty straightforward but takes longer.

If the shock's stuck then maybe spray some WD or other light oil on it and heave on the shock spanner.

[jaysun0ne]

and if you dont want to wait or spend money on springs there are mods you can do to the forks to make them better

weld up the oil holes (not all of them)
cut springs and add longer sppacers

there are details here on the site just look around