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Fork Oil Replacement

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Just took her for ride to work today. Huge difference in feel. No more deflection when I hit a rut in the road. Much less dive and a smooth rebound. I don't have any air in the forks right now since I'm still looking for a good low pressure gauge to adjust it with. Right now I don?t really see any emergency need for the air.

Once you get this done I'm sure that you'll notice a solid difference.

On an assembly note, I really didn?t see a need to remove the handlebars either. Once the triple tree bolts were loosened the forks just slid straight down through the clamps with the top air caps still on. I removed the springs and all once the forks were removed. I did loosen the top caps while they were still clamped up though. After servicing them, I fully assembled the forks before sliding them into the triple trees. I then performed the final tightening of the top caps once the forks were clamped back up. Assembling the forks loose was a piece of cake. Just held the fork tube with one hand and pushed down on the top cap while rotating the fork tube worked for me. Kind of like screwing the fork tube into the top cap instead of the other way around. Seemed to make it easier to keep the top cap aligned and I could feel the threads catch.
 
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Flushed out my forks yesterday. There was a surprising amount of fluid still in them, but was nearly black in color. So, the seals are good. Let them hang upside down for about a half hour and flushed with ATF. Refilled with Belray 15w and took her for a spin, definitely better.

Thanks for everyone's encouragement.
 
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