Wtf?!!
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This could have easily been missed, and could have unscrewed on this ride. who the hell checks their fork screws and pinch bolts on a regular basis?
And I agree, who ever worked anywhere near your forks or trees should be castrated. And if it was you, lesson learned?
And I agree, who ever worked anywhere near your forks or trees should be castrated. And if it was you, lesson learned?
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It's been about 3 years since the forks were last serviced and the guy is no longer around. To those that asked, yes I do check my bike over regularly before I ride, I have several bikes and an a very experienced rider/bike owner. I never really thought to look up under there and check for that. I'm almost wondering if there was a catastrophic thread failure in the tube itself because of how quickly it happened. I would think if it was unscrewing slowly I would have noticed the oil leaking much sooner, like as soon as it unthreaded past the o-ring it would have started. I'll get it apart in the next couple of weeks and give you an update. I guess now is as good a time as any to lower the front end of the bike too! LOL
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If it were a thread failure, you would have most likely seen the galling on the threads. I didn't see any, but you be better to see it than the photos.
Be sure to change out the fluid in both forks so that they are equally matched.
A mismatched fork will affect stability. Mismatch could be caused by having old/new fluid (flowing at different rates in each fork), different oil levels in each fork, and different oil weight in each fork.
If you were thinking of upgrading to a 15 weight, now is the time to do it!
Here's a good primer I found on a CVO site: https://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=44716.0
Be sure to change out the fluid in both forks so that they are equally matched.
A mismatched fork will affect stability. Mismatch could be caused by having old/new fluid (flowing at different rates in each fork), different oil levels in each fork, and different oil weight in each fork.
If you were thinking of upgrading to a 15 weight, now is the time to do it!
Here's a good primer I found on a CVO site: https://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=44716.0
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It's been about 3 years since the forks were last serviced and the guy is no longer around. To those that asked, yes I do check my bike over regularly before I ride, I have several bikes and an a very experienced rider/bike owner. I never really thought to look up under there and check for that. I'm almost wondering if there was a catastrophic thread failure in the tube itself because of how quickly it happened. I would think if it was unscrewing slowly I would have noticed the oil leaking much sooner, like as soon as it unthreaded past the o-ring it would have started. I'll get it apart in the next couple of weeks and give you an update. I guess now is as good a time as any to lower the front end of the bike too! LOL