I am getting ready to put the sliders back on the forks. Hoping this looks correct. [ATTACH]
Yes it would be much better removing the cap screw while the tubes are still in the triple clamp. Look at the difference in spring length!...
So Fork Day. I have the tubes off the bike and partial dissassembled and have a question. Regarding the left side manual page below shows the...
For those interested... Here is a link to some correspondence with other Members while I was first getting into my 86 500 that I was lucky get...
That is beautiful! Your mod is exactly what I am hoping to achieve. I did this to my KLR, but wasn't afraid to sawzall some plastic in this...
Race Tech Spings are in the shop, I am going to start the spring install preload setup, and seal install this week. The weather has been good so...
Good to know. Thanks.
Wonder No More. Per Mike at RaceTech : "There is a 12" piece of spacer material included. If you need more, we use 3/4'' PVC.
I was wondering about whether the springs will be shipped with any material? From what I am hearing around is that the existing preload spacers...
I am waiting for my RT fork springs to arrive and am reading through the install detail at RaceTech website. If I am just replacing stock springs...
Dude, I hope I can be of some help to you some day! If you have need for a process vacuum engineer I am the one! So just ordered a set of .85kg...
Capt. Replying to old thread. RT recommends Oil level to 180mm do you happen to know what the level measures out to on a stock set up for a 500?...
Those words are music to my ears. I was suspicious when it smoked, as it also smelled like burnt fruit? Similar to the smell from the glop that...
TGiving is over, me and the little woman are again alone. I am back in the shop. Rode the 86 around the block a couple times, going to work on...
Hah! That's what that noise was!
Idle set to 1200 +- RedKoted tank installed(Well cured, coated it last spring). Road up and down my street, shifted up and down through all five...
I had the wavey one in the right place. I didn't think that the valve would turn without something slippery in there to help it, like that...
I feel quite stupid I put it back together incorrectly. I had the thin little delrin slide washer on the wrong side of valve . It was creating...
I got my petcock rebuilt with new valve 4 hole grommet and oring on the valve. It doesn't leak from that location any longer. Though in fiddling...
Thanks. The stat works, and I have had the fan start and stop as it needs to. I am going to turn the idle up before I start to ponder balance...
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