Shock questions

[fattires]

Howdy everyone,
I have a 1996 Steamer that I picked up a few months ago as a project bike for the winter. Right now I am working on the rear shock, as it was it  just springs up and down and felt as though it had no damping so I decided to refresh the shock with new fluid and a fresh charge of nitrogen.
Now that I have it apart I'm thinking about reprinting it and changing the valving, however  having never ridden a steamer I have no idea what the rear suspension is like stock, I would like some input as to what needs improving, I figure that since I have the shock apart i can mess with the valving if needed and change the spring and oil weight.
Also anyone know what the stock spring rate is and where I might find a stiffer replacement if needed?
What weight shock oil should I use?
How much nitrogen do people use? I have used around 150psi for other shocks I have done, is this about right for the steamer?
Thanks

[Sin_Tiger]

Apart from welcome to the community, Two things:-

Tell us where you are so that you get the appropriate responses (profile update please)

There is plenty on the subject of suspension if you take a bit of time and patience with the search function 

Personal opinion, Winter's almost over mate, Inessa you are in the Southern hemisphere, have you been hibernating  . I would do everything else before spending a lot of effort and money on suspension. It's such a personal issue and is relatively easy to deal with, without disturbing everything else.
, i.e. sort the bike so it rides well and you have confidence in is reliability, then ride it, see how you feel and revisit the suspension.

[Geoff W]

Wise words indeed from Sin.

[fattires]

I'm located in Kentucky, sorry I thought I had filled out the profile, guess I'll have to get on that.
Winter is indeed almost over but I have another bike to ride on the few nice days here and there.
My thinking was since I have the shock completely apart right now why not make the changes it needs, won't really take much extra time at all.
I have worn out the search function on here since I picked up the tiger in October and have found the answers to most of my questions, guess my search skills for shock info are a little weak at the moment.

[Mustang]

5 weight for oil
150 psi nitrogen is in the ballpark and will work

this will help http://tigertriple.com/forum/index.php/topic,7887&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=
it's for a showa shock but the kayaba on a 96 is similar

[fattires]

Thanks guys. I decided to go with just fresh oil and nitrogen for now. I'll ride it for a while and maybe mess with the valving and spring later.
Now to figure out how the hose for the reservoir is routed, I have never seen a steamer assembled before as this one was in a state of dissembly when I got it... Just adds a level of difficulty lol