fork rebuild

[Random13]

Hello,

I am about to take my forks apart and rebuild them with a 15w fork oil from castrol. They are very soft hence the high grade oil.

I have the rear and front stand but when taking forks off , the front stand is no longer useful as there is no fork tube to hold it up and straight.

what do you people use to repair your bike and take the forks off ?
thanks

[mentalboy]

Two methods that I use, depending upon location.

First: If you have a wooden floor screw a pair of boat deck eyes either side of your rear wheel and use a strap to pull the rear wheel to the floor. The type shown are ideal for leaving in the floor and then they are ready any time you need them.

Second: If you have a workspace with open joists overhead, throw a line up and over the joist and hoist the front end in the air by fixing through any part near the handlebars that isn't going to be compromised by the fork removal.
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[Random13]

neither of those unfortunately .
how about using trolly jack from exhaust pipes.

[andym]

I've used a trolley jack most times.... even left the bike on the jack on the driveway overnight and still found it upright the next morning

Or if all else fails.... use whatever you can find to weigh the back of the bike down:

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/andy36586/GPz750/balanced2.jpg

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I bought one of those front stands which support the bike with a pin under the headstock, rather than under the fork legs.

Something similar to this...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BLACK-PRO-RANGE-MOTORCYCLE-MOTORBIKE-FRONT-HEAD-BIKE-PADDOCK-STAND-GHOSTBIKES-/400582917385?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item5d449a3d09
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[andy_uk]

Axle stands...although having foot pegs that are at the front does help

[Random13]

when you raise the bike from exhaust does it not mess up the head and put pressure on the exhaust valves etc as you are potentially lifting the bike using them ?

silly question, where do I get a piece of wood which you can stick under the exhaust and lift it up if I was to do that or is there a metal piece of something one can buy ?

don't want to buy a massive wood piece from b&q for just a palm size wood

[Random13]

anyone wanting to help a brother out

[Fizzer Thou]

I have both stands for the front ends of my bikes.But for servicing the headrace bearings I use a plank of wood ubder the engine after removing the exhaust downpipes.This allows me to not only work on the front end,but also gives me an opportunity to clean the underside of the engine and the exhaust

https://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv23/WiNot_Rhencullen/Workshop/Picture462.jpg

When draining out the fork legs of old oil,it is a good idea to pump the damper system when inverted and leave the old oil to drain out...overnight if possible
If the old oil is particularly grotty,then I have used a very thin oil to flush out any debris in the fork,before pouring in fresh new stuff

https://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv23/WiNot_Rhencullen/Workshop/Picture466.jpg

As the OP does not give a location or the bike that they are working on,I am not sure what else to suggest
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[wr6133]

Is OP also Stranger12?????

[mentalboy]

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[Random13]

Ha ??? What are you people on about?

[mentalboy]

[wr6133]

I'm assuming they are one and the same. Same kind of questions, this one here never seems to mention the bike he is working on though. Also the names are similar enough that a real potato would do that thinking they are being so clever nobody would notice.

[andyscooter]

Randomly also had a sv
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[Random13]

Get a life !

[Vincent]

A double life?

You can get scraps of wood from places like Homebase....some of them have a bin in the car park full of free off cuts. If you're supporting anything heavy though, you'll need some hard wood.
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[andyscooter]

I'm sure that last post mentioned a CBR before
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[kramdra]

Centre stand, if you dont have one, you can buy removable ones that attach onto various places (foot peg, swingarm pivot, engine bolts), this allows you to strip *everything* from the frame.

https://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m593/Kramdra/bikestand/IMG_20140716_165938_zps8025a8cc.jpg

Abbastand is the expensive, well known option.

[Commuter_Tim]

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