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pdxjim Group: Members Posts: 94 Joined: Oct. 2005 Posted: May 07 2007,02:59 I'm prepping to do the fork seals on my '91 R.  What is the preferred method for suspending the front of the bike to remove the legs? I can hang the bike from the rafters if need be, or it looks like if I remove the front exhaust, I can get a jack under the engine. Where exactly should I put the jack, and is there anything else I need to know. I've read most of what comes up when I search "fork seals". Thanx! Back to top

jools Group: Members Posts: 1221 Joined: Oct. 2005 Posted: May 07 2007,06:51 Front Paddock Stand !! or the cheaper option, suspend by the top yoke from the roof. i have used the jack option with a plank of wood & homemade sandbag around the exhaust to save removing the exhaust. improvisation !! whatever works for you. -------------- "The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about...." oscar Wilde Back to top

Mr stinkwheels Group: Members Posts: 206 Joined: May 2006 Posted: May 07 2007,13:17 I did mine useing the rafters of my garage, and ratchet straps, the type you use to strap your bike to a trailer. I had the rear supported with the rear paddock stand, to stop the bike wobbling around, and this worked great. Hope this helps Martin Back to top

willy Group: Members Posts: 52 Joined: April 2007 Posted: May 07 2007,13:23 i use milk crate with 2 house bricks take exhausts off thou. lifts bike off ground to do forks/wheels etc -------------- tzr 3xv Back to top

pdxjim Group: Members Posts: 94 Joined: Oct. 2005 Posted: May 08 2007,02:56 Any detailed tips on where exactly to place the jack? I've got the rear up on a paddock stand, and I tried just behind the upper cyl exhaust port, and the bike wants to tip to the left.  I need to rig up some stronger rafters/collar ties before I can hoist 'er up from above. ... and while I've got the nose fairing off, any info on where to source a speedo cable.  Wemoto ain't got one for the 3xv, I'm sure many others would fit? Back to top

SuperMono Group: Members Posts: 49 Joined: Nov. 2006 Posted: May 09 2007,09:23 Definitely the paddock stands front and rear with ties/straps to the rafters for security. If on a jack, at some point you will knock it off and then utter various curses. If you don't have a front paddock stand then take my skinned knuckles on this, buy one. -------------- 91 TZR/SP Hybrid Back to top

jools Group: Members Posts: 1221 Joined: Oct. 2005 Posted: May 09 2007,23:00 Make sure you get the one that fits into the bottom of the steering stem, not the bottom of the forks - no good if you wan't to strip the front end ! -------------- "The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about...." oscar Wilde Back to top

Warwickb Group: Members Posts: 1911 Joined: Sep. 2003 Posted: May 09 2007,23:13 And the steering head ones are bloody expensive! I just prop mine up on whatever's to hand or hang it from the rafters of my mother-in-laws garage - or the apple tree in the garden if it's summer. Now that's Strange Fruit, Ms Billy Holliday! Don't agonize over it too much Jim, just get it up in the air - good idea to take all the plastics off first - and drop em out. The fun really begins when you have to get them back together... Cheers Wb -------------- A garage overflowing with old stinkers... Back to top

pdxjim Group: Members Posts: 94 Joined: Oct. 2005 Posted: May 10 2007,02:03 I've borrowed a front paddock stand. Let the fun begin! Back to top

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