well i pulled my forks off my bike today to do the seals . when i pulled the left fork tube apart the fork slide tube would not move period as in bent really bad lol . sooo i took forks off my 03 954 parts bike and in using them instend . and to just think i was riding around and doing 100+ with blown fork seals and a bent fork tube and the moron that had the bike last used transmission fluid in the forks as in mercon 5 lol
im thinking the bike is going to handle great after its done

 

It should feel like a new bike well a softer ride too

 

the bike is like new i love how it feels ! its really awesome !! i just need to set the sag

 

When you go to set the sag, slip a zip-tie around the tube. then push it tight to the
seal before you get on the bike. It makes it easy to measure, after you've loaded the
front, by how far it's moved. ;-)

Ern

 

I wish I understood what any of this fork seal talk is all about. That's something I don't understand. :icon_envy:

 

That's freakin McGuyver smart.

 

Aww, gee, *blushes*, Thanks!

Wish I could claim credit, but that's one of those GIGO moments.
When some of the insatiable curiousity and reading pays out.
It's one of those tid-bits, we'll never know who figured it out first! lol


Forks are easy in concept, difficult in proper execution. The springs support
your's and the bike's weight. The stiffer they are (to a point), the better the
pressure on the contact patch.

The valve uses hydralic fluid squirting back and forth through the resistance of
a teeny, weeny hole to slow/dampen the movement of the fork. So that the tire,
again, stays in firm contact with the surface.

The trick is knowing how to balance the forces, so that the main mass of the rider
and bike, float in a stable plane above that surface.

Ern

 

thanks ern ! yeah me and demon are seting the sag this weekend trey its all nuts and bolts work it just takes time and a work shop manual and speciality tools too . i just cant bleve the dude that had it before me rode around with mercon iv leaking and a bent fork slider tube lol however it took me some time to finally fix them due to lack of funds ect..

 

I've been messing around with mine lately. I'm trying to find a nice soft spot since I use it for daily road trips. No track here. Th front is especially hard cuz u have rebound adjusters at th top an bottom. I'm getting closer to where I want it tho.

@madhattr059 - maybe u didn't come up w th idea but u shared it here an taught us (or at least me) some new so I gives u th cred.

 

my bike still has the zipties around the forks lol. i wondered why they were there but kinda thought that was why