s2r 800 front fork dive

[motomarini]

  You guys and gals ever get front fork dive even in mild corners ? Well, I just feel it and actually look at it ( for a millisecond ) during corner. Any ideas how to rectify this even a bit as it
appears to dive  what appears to be 3 inches. I tip scales at 200lbs so maybe it's my oversized self and no so much the forks  . . .  ?
Also, wondering on this '07 Duc if you guys ever experience fuel guage not working. Had to push her home as guage never lit.  Isn't it supposed to light up once fuel is at a third of a tank?
Appreciate all you guys and gals out there with any feedback as the Duc dealer just wants me to refi the house.

[stopintime]

It's the forks  Would be a tiny bit better if you were feather light, but still too 'soft'.

"Refi" the house might be required.

[motomarini]

It's only M o n e y   eh ?

[stopintime]

Sure 

... on the other hand: I've seen people over your weight ride really fast on stock 800s, so it's obvious that you HAVE to modify it.

The fuel thingy is a thermistor. Might be broken. Not expensive, but requires a little work. When my dealer changed mine they ran into electrical problems and spend a couple of hours to figure it out. The replacement part wasn't a perfect match. Some brain work and soldering took care of it and I told them I didn't want to pay for experimenting with what should be a direct fit. Just a heads up. You COULD leave it and go by the trip conter / odometer.

[Speeddog]

Yes, you're well beyond what the OEM springs are set for (just like ~75% of the Duc riders out there).

I've resprung several S2R's for 200-ish customers.
A set of ~0.95 fork springs and ~11.6 kg/mm shock spring would be a good start.
Logistically best to find a local suspension guy to work with.

Fuel gauge not working (or more commonly, fuel pump not running) is fairly common in that year range.
Replacing the wiring pass-thru assembly is the standard fix.
Definitely use the tripmeter as your primary data.