KanadianKen

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nothing there - this a joke? :blink:

WTF is this "mechanics wire" you speak of?? Is that like a coat hanger or something? Can't you just use your finger? (I imagine you are using your middle finger by now...) :goofy: And yeah, a pipe cutter works great! :cool: Love ya Ken! :laugh: I could use my finger if it were about 10 inches long - how do you pull the spring out with the fork still attached to the bike? Shit - a pipe cutter would have been the way to do it - damn - stupid me..... Push up on the front wheel. Actually, I've never done them with the forks in the bike. I was just hoping to lure you into some kind of "pull your finger out" comeback that I could play off of... :goofy: Again - stupid me. Never thought to push up on the front wheel. That woulda likely worked. See - for the benefit of all - I take the "Dumb" award! However - the mechanics wire worked like a charm, I'd do it the same again next time. Oh - and you really don't want to pull my finger, it might be complete devastation to your youthful soul..... :beer:

WTF is this "mechanics wire" you speak of?? Is that like a coat hanger or something? Can't you just use your finger? (I imagine you are using your middle finger by now...) :goofy: And yeah, a pipe cutter works great! :cool: Love ya Ken! :laugh: I could use my finger if it were about 10 inches long - how do you pull the spring out with the fork still attached to the bike? Shit - a pipe cutter would have been the way to do it - damn - stupid me.....

Took me a little more than 30 minutes, but I'm used to being the one HOLDING the flashlight!! Seriously - I just replaced my fork springs this afternoon. Couple things I'll offer up: 1) get a piece of mechanics wire about 12" long and make a hook on the one end - you'll need this to fish out the top washer and actual spring - if you aren't removing the shocks from the bike. (I swapped my spring out with the shock in place). 2) spacer. Racetech includes a long tube in their kits - and its there for you to cut a longer spacer if you need it. I had to make two spacers for my bike - but a hacksaw and a file to clean up the edges worked fine. 3) beer. Stick to beer for this job - if you go straight to the Whickey - it might be a little scary on that test flight tomorrow. 4) Set the Sag. Slammer has a great trick - get the bike on the centre stand - attach a zip tie to the fork just above the grease seal. Take the bike off the stand - sit on it with full weight then measure the distance the zip tie moved. Adjust the tension - and you should be good to go. 5) test flight - then hit the whiskey !!