What did you do in your garage today..?

[boyoboy]

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^do you have a bench vise?

kind of a must have, or ..?

upside down cartridge forks, or the older style damping rod forks?

are we getting pics?

 

[matthew]

^do you have a bench vise?

kind of a must have, or ..?

upside down cartridge forks, or the older style damping rod forks?

are we getting pics?

Yes vise.

Older style forks.

Possibly pics.

 

[sburns]

I'm getting ready to replace fork oil and dust seals and put in new fork oil. I've never done this before so it will be a fun learning experience.

Same I have do that this year, but I said that last year...

 

[Mad Mike]

I'm getting ready to replace fork oil and dust seals and put in new fork oil. I've never done this before so it will be a fun learning experience.

If you're going as far as the dust seals, I'd do the fork oil seals too.

 

[Wingboy]

If you're going as far as the dust seals, I'd do the fork oil seals too.

Bushings?

 

[matthew]

If you're going as far as the dust seals, I'd do the fork oil seals too.

yes. those are being replaced

 

[matthew]

Bushings?

no bushings

 

[timtune]

Need special (homemade) tools to get the forks apart? (hold the damper rod) I have a few. Basically ground down sockets welded on a length of threaded rod or the likes. The kind of thing Clymers tell you to make instead of getting special factory tool XYZ.

 

[GVH]

Replaced all the 2x10x10 foot wood on the trailer.

 

[GVH]

Anyone want the old stuff easy to cut down to good 6 footers or 8

 

[timtune]

New trailer bed... I'm guessing pretty close to $200.

 

[GVH]

More like $260

 

[mimico_polak]

Need to replace my existing trailer bed with 3/4” treated plywood. That ain’t gonna be cheap.

 

[KWDRZ]

Need special (homemade) tools to get the forks apart? (hold the damper rod) I have a few. Basically ground down sockets welded on a length of threaded rod or the likes. The kind of thing Clymers tell you to make instead of getting special factory tool XYZ.

Always had luck just using an impact and it breaks it loose without needing to hold it

 

[Katatonic]

Started up the track bike and pony this afternoon. Both fired right up, no problems. There was a bit of blue smoke coming from the Tuono but it cleared up after a few seconds.
Let them run for about 10 minutes before shutting them down and plugging them back in.

 

[Hardwrkr13]

Replaced all the 2x10x10 foot wood on the trailer. View attachment 53798

I did mine 3yrs ago and man they look good when it’s done. PT boards and I coated them with black paint stain I had leftover from another job. Trailer still looks new 3yrs later.

 

[shanekingsley]

Slapped a new exhaust on my bike and it all went well except now I can't get my skidplate mounting bracket on. It's off by only about 1/8" - 1/4", so hoping I can bend the metal bracket or something to get this to fit. My hwy pegs attach to the skidplate, so this is a must for me on the longer days.

But the exhaust sounds much better than the stock, while not loud enough to bother people. It's the only part of my bike that isn't covered in salt

 

[KWDRZ]

Slapped a new exhaust on my bike and it all went well except now I can't get my skidplate mounting bracket on. It's off by only about 1/8" - 1/4", so hoping I can bend the metal bracket or something to get this to fit. My hwy pegs attach to the skidplate, so this is a must for me on the longer days.

But the exhaust sounds much better than the stock, while not loud enough to bother people. It's the only part of my bike that isn't covered in salt

Does this mean an exhaust will be coming for the FZ1?

 

[Gary]

Shane......Loosen it all up. Then snug up the bracket first, or snug everything up together.

 

[shanekingsley]

Does this mean an exhaust will be coming for the FZ1?

Not sure yet. The exhaust I lust for on that bike isn't made anymore, so patiently waiting for one to come up for sale.

Shane......Loosen it all up. Then snug up the bracket first, or snug everything up together.

Good idea. I did that before I put the bracket on - I'll try it again with the bracket. There really is not much I need to gain, so hoping that will work.

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