Fork removal

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  1. tuktuk

    tuktuk Elite Member

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    What needs to come off to drop the forks? Despise removing the fairings on the blade so hope it's just a case of calipers off and wheel out.

    Can you access the lower yoke easy enough?
     
  2. Bikeboy

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    I recently did my fork seals and head bearings ..kept everything in place..fairings .clocks etc.
     
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  3. Bikeboy

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    It's a little fiddly to release the triple clamps but it's easier than removing the fairing.
     
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  4. Bikeboy

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    Dont forget to loosen the fork tops before you drop the forks if your doing the seals
     
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    tuktuk Elite Member

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    Cheers.

    Need servicing this year and I'm going to ride the bike to the guy that's doing it but figured if the fairings need to come off I'd do that at home as prefer to do that stuff myself.
     
  6. Bikeboy

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    He can do it with the fairings in place
     
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    tuktuk Elite Member

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    Good stuff. Was expecting to have to take the front to bits!
     
  8. CharlieR85

    CharlieR85 Elite Member

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    What work are you doing on the forks mate? It's easier than you'd think. Here's a couple of videos to get you going if you wanted a go yourself.



     
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    Cheers Charlie, will watch those tonight.

    Just a general service required, seals and oil. I figured I'd need some specialist tools?
     
  10. CharlieR85

    CharlieR85 Elite Member

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    No not really, the only tool you'll need to buy is a seal driver. Everything else you should have. You'll see in those videos that the amount of oil you add can be measured either by air gap or quantity.

    Once you've watched the videos you'll know if you want to tackle it yourself or not.
     
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  11. CharlieR85

    CharlieR85 Elite Member

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    The fork servicing is on page 14-42 to 14-50 of the Honda Maintenance manual by the way.
     

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