Fork Removal

[WildGoose]

right, as the bike isnt going anywhere thanks to nackered disc bolts, i might as well take the forks off, as my new ones arrive later this week, and.... he wants to take my old ones as part of the deal

now, ive only got a paddock stand that goes under the base of the fork, so thats pretty useless

i've heard some people mentioning just hoist the bike, here is my garage

https://www.giffould.com/gallery/albums/userpics/Garage%201.JPG

looking at those, i dont think they are heavy load bearing, the roof weights bugger all, and the sides of the garage are just panels, its a mobile garage so there is no real strenth there, i think hanging 200kg off it might be a bad idea, as it creaks and flexes when i do chin ups on it, any other ideas?

and am i right in thinking that to take the forks off (the top yoke is already gone) you just undo this screw on each side, and they should slide out?

https://www.giffould.com/gallery/albums/userpics/Bottom%20Yoke.JPG

which means it needed to be raised by about a foot

also, how do you get the forks back in, making sure they are straight i.e. so the axle will thread back through easily
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[carvell]

What about rigging something up to that scaffolding in your garden?

Just hope it doesn't rain.
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[stinkwheel]

There is a simple solution. What you need is a prop-stand of some description (like a car axle stand) or at a push, a concrete block.

Put the bike on the sidestand, now push the end of the handlebar oposite the stand, so you are pushing the front end of the bike up in the air against the sidestand. Put your prop under the frame at the furthest forward point and you are done. Three points of contact with the ground, sidestand, back wheel and prop, you can do the same with the back wheel by putting the prop under the swingarm.

The above is how I manage to change the tyres on my supermoto without the aid of a paddock stand.
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[Robby]

With the NC24 I put a car jack under the engine block on the RHS as you sit on the bike. Did the job for me to do the fork seals.

Alternatively, get a rear paddock stand. Useful thing. That can hold the back up, car jack under the block for the front.

[Ste]

Well if possible (but I don't think it would be really) get hold of an abba stand from somewhere put it on that then put a load of weight on the back of the bike and it holds the front off the ground, held the ZX6R for about a week like that with no problems but it's getting hold of an abba stand which is the problem. I'd go with what Robby suggests and use a rear paddock stand and a car jack under the engine to hold the front up I reckon.

[Big Pete]

I normally use a pair of car axle stands under the frame rails with the Zed (which is a shitload heavier than yours ) using either the Stinkwheel method as above or a trolley jack under the sump.
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[Shaun]

I just went out and bought a front paddock stand that lifts the bike up underneath the yoke on the frame, colin has currently stolen it though.

[Annabella]

When we took the forks off mine we used a couple of concrete blocks and a long piece of steel tubing and balanced the front yoke on it...


Alternatively said concrete block under the exhausts seemed ok too, though I'm not sure how wobbly this is in the long term....
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