QuaranTina's Fork Rebuild (1977 Yamaha XS750) - Rick's Garage ep. 35
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- čas přidán 11. 04. 2021
- Hello Everyone!
The front forks of your motorcycle do a lot of work! As with everything, they wear over time and may not perform as well as they used to.
Quarantina's been sitting for so long, I've decided to take the plunge and rebuild the leaky forks to make sure they respond the way they should once it's time to take her for a ride.
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Even 3 years later this is great. Helped me a lot on my 1978 XS750. Thanks!
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I’ve done this twice on Rose but still watch the video to double check. Solid help as ever from Rick.
Best how video about the forks on CZcams by far !!!! Now I am confident to do mine . Thanks
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great content, to the point and informative
Thank you very much for the kind words!
This was awesome. Not afraid to do it anymore!
Doing the same service on the same bike. Your videos have helped tremendously!
Thanks for the video rick. Always appreciate the great animations and explanations you provide. As a dirt bike owner you made forks a lot less intimidating.
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Hi Rick, awesome video! All of your videos have been incredibly helpful in attempting my first restoration of a 79 XS750 special. Especially the animations to learn the theory behind everything. I can't thank you enough. One question for you: The special seems to have a slightly different set up in terms of the retaining ring at the top of the fork tube. Any advice for depressing the spring to access the retaining ring? Theres no indent on the cap to use a screw driver like you showed. Thanks again!
Hi Daniel - thank you very much for the kind words! I'm really glad you're enjoying the vids.
I believe the configuration you're referring to has a horizontal blade and cutout in the cap - if this looks like yours, I believe pushing down on the blade will compress the spring enough to access the clip. The tricky part is the limited space.
If it were me, I'd cut a slot in a sacrificial 10mm socket to fit it over the blade and push down with an ratchet extension. That would probably leave enough room to unhook the clip with a pick.
What fork seals did you use? The kit I bought only came with 1 seal and 1 dust cover for each fork, but it looks like you placed in two seals
Thank you for your question! It sounds like we got the same kit. There is a small spacer ring that fits in below the fork seal. That's what went in before I drove the seal in place.
great vid and tips! if you happen to read this, can you recommend a place to order a fork rebuild kit for a 79xs750? also, is there a spring upgrade i should be considering at this time? it is just a general "cafe" style bike. thank you
Thanks for the kind words! I ordered my fork seal kit from Amazon. I believe Ebay also has offerings. I got the allballs kit # 56-168 IIRC.
Regarding the springs, I'm running the stock ones currently but there are some progessive ones available on caferacerwebshop.com and wemoto.com that might fit the bill.
@@RicksGarage nice, thanks ill look into both
How did you tie the bottom bolt back?
I'm not sure what you mean? Are you asking how I tightened the lower bolt without the tube spinning?
@@RicksGarage yes
@@michalaugustyniak6449- I reinstalled the main spring before I added the oil to add tension to the bolt to prevent it from spinning. Then, removed spring cap to add the oil