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Yeah Im on the same page as you. 2 relief cuts 180 apart. Once I get the race away from the frame with a drift, I think I can get my park tool in there and badda book badda boom.. Im working on getting a tap and zerk to do just that. Still cant get over how one fork tube oil was grey and the other was red tranny fluid. There's not telling what this bike went through b4 I got it lol..
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It must be something kawi did with the 1600s, but myself, and everyone I know personally that owns a 1600, on the first fork oil change, one of them would be red, and the other grey. I've owned my bike since new, and it was like that on the first change. Ive done my fork oil 2 more times (3 total) using Motul fork oil (I prefer 15w), and since then, they've been the same color.
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Once you get the drift to work, you will probably not need the Park tool at all. You would have to get the races to move quite a bit to get the unmodified tool to catch anyway. But whatever works!!!
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I took my fork tubes and hung them upside down to drain them. Then I flushed them with 10wt and drained them again. Then I used BelRay 15wt.
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08-09-2017, 08:04 PM | #20 |
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Bike is at 27xxx. Yeah don't know if the tool is going to work seeing how the frame has that weird angle. I have hit it with a dremel slow go for sure. In order to keep the lip on the race, you have to stay above it lol. Ill get back at it tomorrow for sure.
That's weird how you have the different oil from Kawasaki. I guess no one has ever done the oil change. I know the bearings are the stock ones as they have the Kawa part number on them.
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Slow going?
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08-10-2017, 07:31 AM | #22 |
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I have the stone. Mine is not white but a grinding stone just eh same. I have a small lip started, but nothing I can get a punch on yet.
Ill hit it hard today when I get home. Hopefully punch them out. I really don't wanna have to cut the races. But if it comes to that... Something tells me mine will be stubborn and not want to come out lol.
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Mine did not have different color fork oil so not sure what that is about. I replaced the fork oil when I did the steering neck bearings and new front wheel bearings at approx. 43,000 miles. There was not too much sludge in the fork tubes at all and the front wheel bearing was actually in very good shape too.
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08-10-2017, 09:48 PM | #25 |
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Yahoo my races are out. Little grinding and I popped them out. Cleaned up a few burrs I made. Bearings will be here tomorrow Yhaoo
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Awesome that's good to see mr500
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08-11-2017, 07:37 AM | #27 |
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Nope. Manual does not from what I can see. Weird Ma Kawa would that that but they did...
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Yes it was great to hear them hit the garage floor. I used a cylinder stone as opposed to the taper one you sent in the pics. That's the only difference in the procedure really. Took about 2-4 minutes on each race and BAM. Cleaned up some burrs, washed all the grind residue out etc... All clean and ready for some fresh bearing... Thanks All....
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Finished it all up today. Tying up some loose ends, but shes done
New Tires...New Fork Oil...Clean TB....New Air Cleaner...New Fnt Wheel Brngs...Changed Coolant...New Brake pads...New Stem Bearings...Swing Arm lube...Bled brakes/changed out fluid..Rewired driving lights and added a Relay.. Took a few weeks with work schedule and having to order tools to finish but I did Indeed finish. WHEWWWWWWW
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