Chrome Sliders Installed
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I have to figure out who to believe. I want chrome sliders bad now that I have chrome wheels. But, in as many days, I've read 2 posts - 1 that said it wasn't as easy as they thought and this one that said it was pretty easy. I've also heard special tools are needed to do this. What exactly is the effort involved? Great pix but would you be willing to actually post the steps, in words, that were done to swap them out? Minus the springs - I don't care to "spring" for springs and I really have no problem with my front end the way it is now.
I am not good at doing write ups but the service manual walks you though it pretty well. I just skiped a few steps (I didnt remove the tubes from the triple trees).
Few tools listed in service manual you can work around.
Fork holding tool - For this I just left the tubes mounted to the triple tree. To keep them from turning I put a long allen wrench through the fender mount hole. Then put a pipe over the allen wrench and let it push against the other tube so it couldnt turn. This is to break the Seat Pipe Screw loose and reinstall.
Fork seal driver - This is were the PVC pipe comes in. I cut a short enough piece that would fit since the tube was still on the bike. Then I split it in half and wrapped it around the tube to seal the fork.
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Thanks guys
Got to take it for a ride today and the Progressive springs made a nice difference.
Snapped a few better pics
Got to take it for a ride today and the Progressive springs made a nice difference.
Snapped a few better pics
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Stopped by the local Indy today. He came outside to look at the sliders installed and said the same thing.