Anybody pay to have their Forks swapped?
#31
12-27-2018, 05:40 PM
I had to replace a fork on my '03 Heritage, after being hit in the front end. I had never disassembled the front forks before. I was playing around with the old, damaged forks, just familiarizing myself with how they came apart and went back together...
I found that I either got the cap on the first or second try.... or it would take many, many attempts and extremely sore hands before I could get the cap on...
I have a fork vice to hold the fork tube firmly, but couldn't figure out how to get that cap on first time, every time. There were a couple tools available online, but they were $$$$$$!
I found a clamp, with a split foot, that would work with my fork vice. It cost me about $60 on Amazon I believe......
I can now get the cap on first time, every time, and no more sore hands......
FWIW....
I found that I either got the cap on the first or second try.... or it would take many, many attempts and extremely sore hands before I could get the cap on...
I have a fork vice to hold the fork tube firmly, but couldn't figure out how to get that cap on first time, every time. There were a couple tools available online, but they were $$$$$$!
I found a clamp, with a split foot, that would work with my fork vice. It cost me about $60 on Amazon I believe......
I can now get the cap on first time, every time, and no more sore hands......
FWIW....
#32
12-29-2018, 12:23 AM
Seasoned HDF Member
It's a "Bessey, double headed bar clamp"......
I think mine is a 36", but they make them them in different lengths... I didn't need the full 36" one, but when I bought it, I was unsure exactly how I was going to use it.
If you google it, it will come up on several web sites. I believe I got mine form Amazon...
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#33
05-16-2019, 09:15 PM
so I have a very high mile bike, and the lowers are chewed up bad (they say everyone in FL has bad lowers if not chrome or PC)
will ***** shiny take in damaged lowers?
anyone got a favorite video for doing the forks on a Street Glide?
my bike is lowered, and i want to raise it back up.
so it sounds like may was well PC the forks, do a suspension upgrade, and what maintenance do I need to do at 47k miles on a Street Glide?
what else do i need to do?
will ***** shiny take in damaged lowers?
anyone got a favorite video for doing the forks on a Street Glide?
my bike is lowered, and i want to raise it back up.
so it sounds like may was well PC the forks, do a suspension upgrade, and what maintenance do I need to do at 47k miles on a Street Glide?
what else do i need to do?
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