The riser can be left in place with the bars at stock height too, depending on how high you want the bars to be.
Putting back to stock height
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The riser can be left in place with the bars at stock height too, depending on how high you want the bars to be.
No, a full Abba stand. Lifts at the swingarm mount points
If the bike is on a front stand that lifts under the lower triple clamp, then all you do is loosen the forks and slide them down.
This is the '03 1k I got a few weeks ago.
It is lowered, and I will be putting it back to stock height as well.
With it on the stands as pictured, as said, I loosen the fork tube bolts, slide them down, eyeball their height, snug the bolts, measure the fork heights above the top triple clamp with calipers, adjust, torque, done.
There's also a couple ways to swap the rear lower shock linkage/dog bones.
I'm replacing the steering head, swingarm, and wheel bearings as well.
The '18 gsxr1k is on my Bursig stand right now, so I may change one pin and the top plate on that stand, and put the '03 on it, but that still may cause issues removing the swingarm.
I may just let the stock header rest on the ground, and put a 3' metal rod through the engine mount hole through the frame, and lower the rod ends on to jack stands, that way it can't tip over.
I never like to support any engine by an oil pan.
I don't have a front stand. All I have is a rear paddock stand that lifts from the swingarm spools. Half of the Abba stand is here, rest should be here tomorrow
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The rest of the stand is out for delivery but not scheduled to be here until late. That blows.
OK, so it's on the stand and I have a jack under the rear tire. How high do I need to lift the rear to unload the dogbones? Lower bolt is very tight, feels like it has tension on it.
OK, got them off. That was a lot more effort than I expected. Ended up having to use an air impact on the nuts.
I was just typing a response but I guess I was too slow.
My next trick is to torque the nuts without a helper to hold the bolt side.
This can't be right. EBay sold me the wrong kickstand, didn't they? It can't possibly stick out this far.
I can tell just by looking at it that it isn't right....it sticks out way too far....the foot of mine is pretty much under the foot peg bracket.
I knew it wasn't. Now I'm screwed. I'll never get one inside of a week
Yeah, a 'master mechanic' probably thought that installing them with an impact would keep them tight, lol.
The dealer put a front tire on a friend's bike that I normally do all the work on.
When he went to buy it, they told him they'd put in on, and with the sale price, it didn't cost him much more to get it done then, so he did. Cool, no problem.
(He normally stops at the dealer on rides and orders parts, and picks them up on the car when they come in).
Next tires, me again.
I lift the bike, spun the front wheel...forcefully...and couldn't get one rotation out of it!
I was angry, and he later chewed their ass out. I can't belive they didn't wring the axle nut...which is 74' lbs to start with, there's no telling how much torque was already on it.
I can only imagine how the stress effected the ride, mpg, and could not have been good for the wheel bearings.
It never ceases to amaze me the things 'mechanics' do.
I've seen things like this many times, as I'm sure you have.
Gotta love working behind idiots.
Glad you got it apart without damage.
Believe it or not, I found one locally
Same one as I have. Has to be wrong
Pictures?
Same one as I have. Has to be wrong
I figured it out. Someone put a stack of washers under one of the bracket bolts to change the angle. Jeez....
OK, almost done. These are a set of hardware that I bought used. The spacer at the bottom, where does it go, if anywhere? Partzilla shows them but neither of my service manuals mentions them.
I'm guessing that they can be put between the top plate and the tree to raise the bars a bit?
Anyone know for sure?
I'm guessing that they can be put between the top plate and the tree to raise the bars a bit?
Anyone know for sure?
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