Evening gents! Friday Fork day! I finished up the RK today myself.
Originally Posted by QC
Afternoon, guys.
Fork project completed. A little creative thinking got everything put together. The vendor responded this morning stating they were ready to ship another fork leg if needed.
Looks fantastic Greg! How did you solve the issue?
Here's the end result on my bike. Not nearly as pretty, but it's exactly what I wanted. The old ones were yellowed and super oxidized. Looked like hell.
Overall I'm pleased with the stockish appearance.
Originally Posted by LoneBone
Those look good Greg...
I've reused fork seals before. I'm not saying everybody do it, but I was in a hurry and they would have had to order them at the dealer and the seal wasn't a hundred years old, so I gave it a shot. It never leaked.
If it had I would have replaced it when the new ones came in. At any rate, I have brand new spare fork seals in my toolbox....
As mentioned, I redid my forks yesterday and just reused the new seals. Fingers crossed that they don't leak. But I have the process down to minutes, so it it does leak, like you, I have three other new sets in the cabinet.
Evening, fellas!
Bob, I used the seal seater to help square the bushing and the spacer that sits on top of it to get it in place. Then installed the seal. Worked like a charm.
Those legs you put on yours look perfect for that bike.
I could probably do mine in a couple hours now that I know what has to be done.
04-07-2023, 06:47 PM
