Fork seals on these older bikes are really easy to replace, I’ll show ya how! Music provided by : Jason Shaw://audionautix.com Produced with CyberLink PowerD…
Fork seals on these older bikes are really easy to replace, I’ll show ya how! Music provided by : Jason Shaw://audionautix.com Produced with CyberLink PowerD…
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Great videos, man.
D-Ray I am trying to reassemble the front forks with new seals on my 1987
XL600R. I don’t have the tool so I was excited to try it your way, but the
upper fork tube bushing came out from the slider on both forks during
dis-assembly. There is also what appears to be a second bushing on the
bottom of the fork tube which would not easily pass through the upper
bushing. I am reluctant to put the upper bushing back into the slider(which
will be hard) because of that secondary bushing, on the bottom of the fork
tube,which wont pass through. Any thoughts would really be helpful. Thanks!
I picked up an 83′ XL600R today, I wanted to give it a once over, and you
sir have literally saved me a lot of time and probably money in looking for
the correct information. you make some of the best How To videos on
Youtube, keep up the excellent work!
From Australia
Thanks D-Ray…I just bought the twin of that beast which has not been run
in over 2 years. New gas and plug and ordering a new coil since the spark
is so weak. May need a CDI if that does’nt work and, and new fork boots.
Hoping for the best but your vids on the bike really helped out, especially
since I may have to tackle the carbs too.
great video very helpful thx
Great video very helpful
Good video man going to do this next week very good camera work and no
nonsense talking that is not use full
The retaining bolt installation at 3:15min may want to spin on you and not
completely tighten, especially with a torque wrench. To solve the problem
the forks need to be compressed, which is hard to do when they are off the
bike, but once you have them completely installed, you can compress the
forks with tie downs. Basically, load the bike in the truck and tighten it
down. Now there will be enough friction on the inside assembly to apply the
proper amount of torque to the bolts.
i love the vids on the old hondas you get some good stuff in your shop
amigo excelente vídeo estoy restaurando una pero no se como conectar las
mangueras del aceite ni como van me preguntaba si podría ayudarme con eso
saludos desde México
Thanks,man!
Great video D-Ray : ) hope to do mine soon, this really helps!
Thanx!! this helped a LOT for my 86 CR500R
Do we get to see the finished product running?
Looking a whole lot better already bro, your tips are bang on the money H&R
This vid motivates me to do the same on my XLR 250.Almost identical as far
as i can tell,seems easy,so chances are i’m going to try it.Thanks a whole
lot DRay!!!
Thanks, I appreciate it…
Superb..You just saved me 50 bucks on a seal driver! Easy as could be. I
have been working on reviving my 83 XL600. Thanks!
Great video!!!
Hey D-Ray, thanks for making this video. I have a old 1983 Honda CB 550
with a leaky fork. Though there are a few differences, the process is
similar. Thank you for making this look so simple and easy. I was a little
intimidated by this bit of maintenance but now seeing how simple it
actually is, I am confident in performing the service myself now. Keep on
making these great videos
good job man
Looking, listning and learning 🙂
Please make some new vids! I think all of your subscribers are waiting.
Your such a great machanic! show us some new stuff. Thanks Btw nice vid
though and greetings from Germany haha
Come on down bro, you know ya’ll are always welcome here.
Thanks for the great videos of the XL 600 R. Would be great to have more
about this great bike.
You can put air in as a preload adjustment, I usually don’t, Just always
seemed to me that the more pressure you put in the fork, the more likely
they are to leak.
What kind of ratchet is that you use Marco?
great video thanks!