My friend bought a CBR 954 (2002 model) and felt that the front forks were kind of dodgy. I took a look at them and could tell they'd been wizzing fork oil beyond their seals and dust covers.

We used two ladders and some signpost metal to support the triple-tree with straps. This worked amazingly well! Once jacked into the air, removal of the forks went really well.

We emptied the oil (if there was a cup in the forks, I'd be surprised) and it was silvery-black. The Honda fork oil is red, so the 11 years had taken their toll. Getting the new seals on the forks was no picnic - there's some kooky $130 tool that you're supposed to use (there's always a $130 tool you'd use once, which pisses me off) but we found a dude on Teh Inturwebzorz YouTubze that showed us how to slice the old seal a bit and use it to push down the new seal into place. Worked like a CHARM!

We poured the new fork oil and compressed the forks a dozen times, working out the air, and re-assembled the whole kit. The bike now has a nice smooth progressive suspension that rides plush and rebounds with grace, instead of just bouncing on the spring.

I think I'm going to do mine next on WorshipCycle - you will recall that it was made well before the turn of the last century and I can tell that it has never been touched.