49mm Fork Gators
Road Master
Joined: Nov 2010
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From: Bay Area, NorCal
"I know there's several posts on this subject, but can I get a quick 'whats involved' with installing these properly? Do they replace your dust caps or just fit into them. .? I've seen people cut and glue them on. If I take the forks off can I avoid this? Just slide them into place and they're maintenance free. .?
O-Town, do you have a guide for this somewhere?"
Matt, sorry don't have pic album for this install but the process is fairly straight-forward, as Oakspeed noted.
Once you have the tubes out of the trees, just slide the boots on from the top side. The Kajima boots have a rubber "lip" at the bottom that just happens to fit into the "groove" on the dust cap - no need for glue or zip tie to secure bottom end. Then slide tubes back up into trees to the proper location and tighten/torque to specs, then use the supplied plastic zip ties to secure the top of the boots. That's pretty much it!
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O-Town, do you have a guide for this somewhere?"
Matt, sorry don't have pic album for this install but the process is fairly straight-forward, as Oakspeed noted.
Once you have the tubes out of the trees, just slide the boots on from the top side. The Kajima boots have a rubber "lip" at the bottom that just happens to fit into the "groove" on the dust cap - no need for glue or zip tie to secure bottom end. Then slide tubes back up into trees to the proper location and tighten/torque to specs, then use the supplied plastic zip ties to secure the top of the boots. That's pretty much it!
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Stellar HDF Member
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 2,066
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From: Northern VA
thats it.
i have had these gaiters on 2 years now. very good quality.
put bike on jack.
remove front wheel and fender.
slide legs out of the tripple trees,
fit gaiters, then refit forks, fender, wheel.
its a half hour job.
the top end of the gaiter is held in place by a cable tie.
the bottom just pushes over the bottom fork leg.
no need to remove dust cap.
hth.
i have had these gaiters on 2 years now. very good quality.
put bike on jack.
remove front wheel and fender.
slide legs out of the tripple trees,
fit gaiters, then refit forks, fender, wheel.
its a half hour job.
the top end of the gaiter is held in place by a cable tie.
the bottom just pushes over the bottom fork leg.
no need to remove dust cap.
hth.
O-Town,
Thanks to you too. Didn't know about those cable straps. Now it makes sense in my head. I love the way your bike looks i'll probably head down that path in a few years. Just blacked out a few things so far with plasti dip, too cheap and indecisive to commit to powder coating.
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 320
Likes: 0
From: Meridian, Idaho
thats it.
i have had these gaiters on 2 years now. very good quality.
put bike on jack.
remove front wheel and fender.
slide legs out of the tripple trees,
fit gaiters, then refit forks, fender, wheel.
its a half hour job.
the top end of the gaiter is held in place by a cable tie.
the bottom just pushes over the bottom fork leg.
no need to remove dust cap.
hth.
i have had these gaiters on 2 years now. very good quality.
put bike on jack.
remove front wheel and fender.
slide legs out of the tripple trees,
fit gaiters, then refit forks, fender, wheel.
its a half hour job.
the top end of the gaiter is held in place by a cable tie.
the bottom just pushes over the bottom fork leg.
no need to remove dust cap.
hth.
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 320
Likes: 0
From: Meridian, Idaho
"I know there's several posts on this subject, but can I get a quick 'whats involved' with installing these properly? Do they replace your dust caps or just fit into them. .? I've seen people cut and glue them on. If I take the forks off can I avoid this? Just slide them into place and they're maintenance free. .?
O-Town, do you have a guide for this somewhere?"
Matt, sorry don't have pic album for this install but the process is fairly straight-forward, as Oakspeed noted.
Once you have the tubes out of the trees, just slide the boots on from the top side. The Kajima boots have a rubber "lip" at the bottom that just happens to fit into the "groove" on the dust cap - no need for glue or zip tie to secure bottom end. Then slide tubes back up into trees to the proper location and tighten/torque to specs, then use the supplied plastic zip ties to secure the top of the boots. That's pretty much it!
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O-Town, do you have a guide for this somewhere?"
Matt, sorry don't have pic album for this install but the process is fairly straight-forward, as Oakspeed noted.
Once you have the tubes out of the trees, just slide the boots on from the top side. The Kajima boots have a rubber "lip" at the bottom that just happens to fit into the "groove" on the dust cap - no need for glue or zip tie to secure bottom end. Then slide tubes back up into trees to the proper location and tighten/torque to specs, then use the supplied plastic zip ties to secure the top of the boots. That's pretty much it!
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Road Master
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 1,115
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From: Bay Area, NorCal
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6th Gear
Joined: Apr 2015
Posts: 14
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From: Michigan
O-town D, like the look of the boots on your bike but, I love the upper forks (between the trees) blacked out as well. What did you do for that look? Thanks
Road Master
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I love that look, ordered the gators but want to know what exactly you have on the top part of each of the forks between the upper and lower trees?
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