Dropping forks.

[Kenbob]

hi all.
Sorry if this has been done before but if not here’s a question for those who have done it.
When dropping the front forks do I need to loosen the top yoke bolts only or both top and bottom yoke bolts.
Many thanks.

[kebab19]

You need to loosen both, but first you'll need some way to support the front of the bike up off the ground. If you don't have a front paddock stand that goes underneath the bottom yoke, you can get away with a trolley jack & plank of thick wood under the header pipes.

[PieEater]

You need to loosen both, but first you'll need some way to support the front of the bike up off the ground. If you don't have a front paddock stand that goes underneath the bottom yoke, you can get away with a trolley jack & plank of thick wood under the header pipes.

:agree  I used my car jack to support the weight of the front of the bike, loosened the bolts then lowered the bike down the forks to where I wanted it using the jack. Highly recommend this free mod to anyone as it will noticeably improve the bikes handling, as will a 25mm Jack-up kit if you're not too short of leg.

[NorthWestern]

Just do one side at a time while on the center stand, a simple twist of the leg is all that's needed to smoothly move it to the desired height above the yoke. 

[Kenbob]

Thanks for the replies, I won’t be doing the rear jack up as I am on the shorter side, looking to have the seat reprofiled too.

[ram]

Thanks for the replies, I won’t be doing the rear jack up as I am on the shorter side, looking to have the seat reprofiled too.

im the samei dropped the forks and changed the dogbones to lower the rear so i can keep the same seat