03-04-12, 07:11 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-04-12, 07:12 PM by Screwdriver.)
So these forks are dead:
![[Image: file-33.jpg]](http://i960.photobucket.com/albums/ae89/Screwdriver/Fazer_Thou/file-33.jpg)
Really ground up after I rode it a few hundrd miles with an obviously dodgy box. I'd pulled a really nice wheelie, hit the balance point just right and was looking for third gear and it just wouldn't go in. When it came back down 2 - 3 was fubar.
![[Image: file-35.jpg]](http://i960.photobucket.com/albums/ae89/Screwdriver/Fazer_Thou/file-35.jpg)
Pulled the side plate off with a couple of bolts which you tighten up against the cases, pulled out the fork spindle and there it is.
![[Image: file-36.jpg]](http://i960.photobucket.com/albums/ae89/Screwdriver/Fazer_Thou/file-36.jpg)
No really fiddly bit, no odd springs and nothing that looks too complicated, there's just a lot of it that has to go back in the right order.
![[Image: file-38.jpg]](http://i960.photobucket.com/albums/ae89/Screwdriver/Fazer_Thou/file-38.jpg)
Here's te old forks with the s/h units off ebay. My old ones are obviously knackered but even one of the replacements is looking a bit bent. Recieved wisdom tells me the slightest sign of a scrape and the fork is bent so I need to source one new fork.
I have a new box because my dogs look a bit rough, really though you need a magnifying glass to see the difference in wear on my 50k miler vs. the wear on the alleged 20k replacment. Here's a better pic of the old forks.
![[Image: file-39.jpg]](http://i960.photobucket.com/albums/ae89/Screwdriver/Fazer_Thou/file-39.jpg)
Going to buy the bits and bobs I need, few fixings, gaskets and a fork of course. New clutch and cable. NOT a third party cable this time, they are a waste of money. Had a couple, both rubbish so the OEM clutch cable is expensive for a reason.
Any recommendations for where to get the parts? Ideally an online shop with a fiche so I can mull over the bits and place an order on the spot.
Cheers
Screwd.
![[Image: file-33.jpg]](http://i960.photobucket.com/albums/ae89/Screwdriver/Fazer_Thou/file-33.jpg)
Really ground up after I rode it a few hundrd miles with an obviously dodgy box. I'd pulled a really nice wheelie, hit the balance point just right and was looking for third gear and it just wouldn't go in. When it came back down 2 - 3 was fubar.
![[Image: file-35.jpg]](http://i960.photobucket.com/albums/ae89/Screwdriver/Fazer_Thou/file-35.jpg)
Pulled the side plate off with a couple of bolts which you tighten up against the cases, pulled out the fork spindle and there it is.
![[Image: file-36.jpg]](http://i960.photobucket.com/albums/ae89/Screwdriver/Fazer_Thou/file-36.jpg)
No really fiddly bit, no odd springs and nothing that looks too complicated, there's just a lot of it that has to go back in the right order.
![[Image: file-38.jpg]](http://i960.photobucket.com/albums/ae89/Screwdriver/Fazer_Thou/file-38.jpg)
Here's te old forks with the s/h units off ebay. My old ones are obviously knackered but even one of the replacements is looking a bit bent. Recieved wisdom tells me the slightest sign of a scrape and the fork is bent so I need to source one new fork.
I have a new box because my dogs look a bit rough, really though you need a magnifying glass to see the difference in wear on my 50k miler vs. the wear on the alleged 20k replacment. Here's a better pic of the old forks.
![[Image: file-39.jpg]](http://i960.photobucket.com/albums/ae89/Screwdriver/Fazer_Thou/file-39.jpg)
Going to buy the bits and bobs I need, few fixings, gaskets and a fork of course. New clutch and cable. NOT a third party cable this time, they are a waste of money. Had a couple, both rubbish so the OEM clutch cable is expensive for a reason.
Any recommendations for where to get the parts? Ideally an online shop with a fiche so I can mull over the bits and place an order on the spot.
Cheers
Screwd.