Front Fork Seals

Hey Jase, I did mine a few years ago. Haven't had to re-do them since. I must be getting better at my wheelies
Seriously though its not that tough. If you,ve got the work shop manual you'll be fine. Just think about everything twice before you do anything.
The biggest hassle is supporting the bike. If you have a stand that sits under the drop outs, (ie, not the lower triple clamp) it's a bit harder but not impossible. I don't have a stand at all and use the following method for verything that requires the front wheel to come out.
You need-
-two reasonable tie downs (I just use the ones out of my trailer).
-A carport or roof or beam of some sort that will happily cope with 100kg.
-Two 6" lengths of plumbing pipe or some heavy rags.

Having got that stuff;
-Wheel the bike under the beam at right angles and stop with the bars just forward of the beam. Leave the bike in gear!
-Loosen off every thing you think you'll need to while its firmly on the ground. Leave one triple clamp a little bit tight though.
-Slide the pipe or wrap the rag over the handle bars, making sure that the inside end of the grip is covered, especially underneath.
-Fasten the long end of the tie-down to the beam above, use the hooks to latch over the beam or to loop back onto it self as knots can break!!!!!!!!
These need to be about handle bar width apart.
-Now attach the rachet end of the tie-down to the handle bar. Move them as far in as possible.
-Take the slack up on the side with out the stand (right side) first. Make sure to have a couple of wraps of fabric on the rachet so that it has a good grip.
- Now gently stand the bike as up right as you can and then take some tension up with rachet on the left.
-Get the bike level/square, then simply add one rachet movement at a time until the tyre is just off the deck.

I've probably done this over 30 times and have never had a problem. It's not how the pro's do it but it works and is safe. (ish) Just dont let kids, neighbours or any body else go near it. If it did come down, it would be ugly.

As for the fork seals, not that hard if you use your noggin. Think twice, do it once, equals no fuck ups.
Give it wirl.
Try it on Neka's bike first if you want

Last edited by mattyv74 on Thu Aug 12, 2004 3:48 pm, edited 1 time in total.

You're talking to a South Australian here... He'll get stuck are Think.. Let alone doing it twice... hehehehe

u havent seen pics of my bike have ya?? the frame is sittin on the floor
with a wiring harness...swing arm?? well its 6 feet away on the
floor...motor?? i dont have it..its at a repairer...wheels r splayed across
the floor, fairing is back in 1 piece & hangin from the ceiling...lol...as
for lifting front end..this is how we do it...
Get a car trolley jack.
Pull off bottom fairing.
Jack up bike under motor or headers or sumwhere reasonably strong.
Put brick or sumthin under it to support.

This is how we do it...works for us...
neka



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yes..he'll fail to "think" when he rings his vic mates & gives em ur details
& tells em to defect ur ass big time
neka



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Yes, we have ways of making your lives hell!!

Yes Mina, we do.. but why pay for something if you can do it yourself?

Mate give it a go. The worst that can happen is giving it to someone to fix.

yup..i can do ur fork seals mina, just lend me ur bike for a weekend, im
sure as hell theyll come back farked.hehehe.jason has DONE his seal (the
seal was happy tho thats why he needs em fixed.....seriously theres a
few places that do em, but being a tight ass he wont pay unless he has to
neka



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yup..hes a tight ass alright...
neka



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yea..but jase is in sa..u are in vic...its a bloody long day if he drops it
in at brighton kwakka !!
neka



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yup..hes a tight ass alright...
neka



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nothing wrong with having a tight ass.

Better than you loose arse neka.

Howz ur boyfriend

dunno mina..how are u after i stuck my monster in ya??
Neka
2000 CBR 929RR
1988 KDX200 thrasher
1996 VS SERIES 2 UTE
"dont hate me cos im sexy, hate me cos ur mrs thinks im sexy"
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from what i've heard its a small monster.

knowing jamie i reckon that he would be your best bet, he's pretty handy on the ol bike maintenance.....and doesnt charge much

i'll never forget when he broke his pelvis he was crawling around the floor of tims garage putting an fzr750 back togeather, like from the ground up back togeather.