tips and tricks

i have a 1984 vf1000



the forks are bad (pitted & leaky) but lucky i found a parts bike with good forks. what is the easiest way to do the swap? i plan on keeping the brakes wheel and all the other stuff from the parts bike. thanks

 

title of this was a bit misleading, I was expecting to see someone stand on the tail or tank of this bike...

oh well.

easiest way to swap forks...

lift bike
remove front breaks (dont forget to leave cap open.)
remove front wheel
remove top clamps, and slide forks down.
(if you didnt buy new bearings)
remove lthe bearing seats
remove bearings
replace bearings in the new(er) forks
replace the bearing seats
slide new(er) forks up into the handle bar assy
replace clamp... leave it a bit loose
replace wheel (not break)
reset the wheel height
tighten upper clamp onto forks
reinstall front breaks, (bleed the system and replace oil)
tighten front wheel

Thats as short and sweet as it gets.

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use tie downs on top triple clamp hhoked to engine stand or tripod then remove forks and put on other or use a jack and jack stand on frame good luck..........or you could do one fork at a time and uhh yeah that one where are we??

 

1. Remember the VF1000R forks have an air chamber and crossover connector below the upper triple clamp, and the forks are retained in place with a small snap ring also. If you DO NOT plan on reinstalling the air lines, they can be discarded, IF you spot weld the air hole shut on both forks.

2. The forks are rebuildable, ask Jamie Daugherty.

Larry

 

Bike looks good! I like the simplicity of black and white. Good luck with your forks.

 

after ghosts post i got ball deep on the parts bike. just like anything it starts with the first step. i got the dd mostly back together. found that the right fork tube had a brokin' spring or something rattling around in there and thank god i got i fixed. time for a beer.

cheers

 

nice!, good job.