Motorcycle Suspension Tech and Maintenance: How To Rebuild Your Fork | MC GARAGE
A step-by-step guide to rebuilding your damper-rod fork.
You’re diligent about changing your engine oil, but what about your fork oil? The oil inside your fork gets dirty and degrades over time, compromising damping and increasing wear. Fork oil should be changed every year or every 10,000 miles, and when it comes down to it, it’s not that difficult of a job.
In this MC Garage video, Road Test Editor Ari Henning demonstrates how to not only change your fork oil, but also how to fully disassemble, inspect, and rebuild your right-side-up damper-rod fork. Tackling the task yourself will save you money, help you understand your bike better, and give you the satisfaction that comes from working on your own motorcycle.
Do you have questions about the project? Feel free to comment below and we’ll get back to you ASAP or, email us at mcmail@bonniercorp.com with “Tech Question” in the subject line.
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Excellent howto video.
So useful. So well presented and edited for teaching something. Keep them coming!
Bookmarked for later! Thanks, +Ari Henning !
These how to videos are awesome! Thank you for doing them
Great video! Would love to see a brake episode from you guys. Bleeding the brakes, brake pads and cilinders replacement/refurbishment etc.
Great instructions. How old was the old oil in the fork legs? Also, how do you make sure that the fork legs are reinstalled properly in the triple clamp so the front wheel is in line with the motorcycle?
Good example. Thanks.
Will you be doing upside down or more complicated forks
Will you be doing upside down or more complicated forks
Will you be doing upside down or more complicated forks?
Will you be doing upside down or more complicated forks?
I miss the dreads :(
Great "how to" videos Ari! Keep'em coming please.
good video, no yapping
great video!
What do you guys use to hold up the front of the bike? I have a front stand but this obviously causes me a lot of problems. Because they aren't wide enough even fully adjusted. Actually had my bike almost fall off them.
Thank you :)
how do you know when to change the fork oil?
you should adjust oil level with emulator IN.
So I've changed the fluid twice before on my bikes, and did ok. I'm going to rebuild this time instead of just changing fluid (thanks for the vid). How much more difficult is the process if I upgrade to RaceTech springs and gold valve? Is this something you recommend taking to my local shop? Thanks.
Where can I get that soft jawed vice?
what was the grease you used w the seal???
How are you holding the bike up? What type of stands are those and are there alternative ways.
I'm rebuilding a 250 rebel. How do I know if this will apply to my forks?
Gently spread the Bush…..
Excellent video!
No safety glasses???
Ari, any chance you can do a video on USD Forks?
Wow this one was really good
Great to see that… I made it too. Using woodprix handbooks :)
Thank you brother!!
very nice video… thanks
I have a front fork oil leak from my KTM 390. I believe some dust got lodged between the rubber seals and the chrome stanchion.
I would like to know if it's okay to continue riding without fixing the leak. The oil doesn't seem to be leaking onto the disc brake and I believe half of the oil has already leaked. There's no change in the performance of the front suspension yet.
What about the seal in the lower half that seals around the dampner?
Or… you can take your bike to the shop. Just saying…
I think you need to take some time and go to woodprix website to learn how to make it.
wow, I would never ever do this myself. but well done you, very professional. Great video ;)
I might try this one day on my CBR929. I have the factory service manual, I just don't have allot of work space :(
about the only thing I would add; wear safety glasses when spraying cleaner from a rattle can. I noticed that you squinted and turned your head, indicating you were getting a little back splash. that's why I mentioned it. anyway, thanks for the good info.
Oh yes, stroke that fork.
the shiny tubing on my forks have a tiny bump and gash. oil seeps out. what can I do to remedy? new fork is not cheap
Really appreciate your work MCGarage 👍 accurate, informative and bugger all filler while staying friendly and fun. And I'm talking about all your videos… Cheers 😎✌️
can you do one for inverted forks?
Excellent video. The owners manual for my 2007 Honda Interceptor says nothing about fork servicing. Does this mean that the forks on the Interceptor do not need to be serviced? (I bought the bike in February 2016 and am the third owner. The previous owner did not know its maintenance history other than what he'd done. It now has a little over 10k miles on the odometer.)
How would this be different for a cartridge fork?