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| | | AZCactus | | Taranis |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 4,514 | | Location | : | AZ |
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| | Posted : 18 May 2020 - 06:01 Post title : Re: What did you do to your bird today? | | | New oil after rebuilt forks (Hagon springs and bushings).
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| | | AZCactus | | Taranis | | | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 4,514 | | Location | : | AZ |
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| | Posted : 18 May 2020 - 06:10 Post title : Re: What did you do to your bird today? (Re: Leethal) | | | I don't believe a plug is at the lowest point of the fork so there'll be sludge. Anyway add a plug if it's beneficial to you. 
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| | | MotorMac | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 29/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,787 | | Location | : | Nor Cal, United States |
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| | Posted : 18 May 2020 - 15:49 Post title : Re: What did you do to your bird today? (Re: AZCactus) | | | Wait, WHAT?! You didn't powder coat the upper forks?
I haven't been this disappointed since learning there's no tooth fairy.
BTW, just between you and me, guess who developed the tiniest wee-little chirp.
Don't tell Dave, but LH adjuster was off by a quarter-turn. Not surprised, seems like rear wheel has to settle in with a ride before alignment stays put. Back on the jack for last fine tune. Remember when guys were using wax and vegetable oil on their belts?
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| | | rayglo | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 27/10/2012 | | Posts | : | 1,746 | | Location | : | east brunswick, nj, United States |
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| | Posted : 18 May 2020 - 19:01 Post title : Re: What did you do to your bird today? (Re: MotorMac) | | |  I used this as an experiment to see if I could upload jpg, guess it works
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| | | Leethal | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,403 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 18 May 2020 - 23:11 Post title : Re: What did you do to your bird today? (Re: AZCactus) | | | AZCactus wrote:
I don't believe a plug is at the lowest point of the fork so there'll be sludge. Anyway add a plug if it's beneficial to you. |
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If you look at this mod from Kim I think it's pretty clear that the drain is at the very bottom, he allowed it to be in the 6mm clearance section at the very bottom.
www.thunderbird1600.com/csp/thunderbird/ForumPosts.csp?InId=12225&InCategoryId=7&InLocation=(Technical%20Talk-Technical%20Talk.-Easy%20oilchange%20on%20front%20fork.)&InSkin=ForestGreen&InPage=1
Don't know why that didn't show as a link, copy and paste.
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1600,short tors, Meerkat bypass, Dyno tune, real headlight,plenty of chrome,switchblade pegs, Hagon Nitro shocks & Ikon progressive fork springs etc. Scorpion Western Low handlebars. PH adjustable fork caps.
| | Post edited by Leethal on 19 May 2020 - 00:52 |
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| | | rayglo | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 27/10/2012 | | Posts | : | 1,746 | | Location | : | east brunswick, nj, United States |
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| | Posted : 19 May 2020 - 00:21 Post title : Re: What did you do to your bird today? (Re: Leethal) | | | Thanks for looking into this. I will take a look
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| | | Leethal | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,403 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 19 May 2020 - 00:53 Post title : Re: What did you do to your bird today? (Re: rayglo) | | |
| Experience is something you get just after you needed it
1600,short tors, Meerkat bypass, Dyno tune, real headlight,plenty of chrome,switchblade pegs, Hagon Nitro shocks & Ikon progressive fork springs etc. Scorpion Western Low handlebars. PH adjustable fork caps.
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| | | AZCactus | | Taranis | | | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 4,514 | | Location | : | AZ |
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| | Posted : 19 May 2020 - 02:20 Post title : Re: What did you do to your bird today? (Re: Leethal) | | |
Leethal wrote:
...If you look at this mod from Kim I think it's pretty clear that the drain is at the very bottom.... |
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Bottom? I looked at two pics and don't see it. am I missing something? Cheers
Anyway the mod is useful but not bees knees imo
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| | | AZCactus | | Taranis | | | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 4,514 | | Location | : | AZ |
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| | Posted : 19 May 2020 - 02:27 Post title : Re: What did you do to your bird today? (Re: MotorMac) | | |
MotorMac wrote:
...Don't tell Dave, but LH adjuster was off by a quarter-turn. |
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Sweet, you cracked the Code! 
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| | | Leethal | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,403 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 19 May 2020 - 02:56 Post title : Re: What did you do to your bird today? (Re: AZCactus) | | | You should look at the other photos, one clearly shows the hole at the bottom . Also if you read Kim's descriptions he says, as I did, that the hole is in the section below where the lower bush sits.
| Experience is something you get just after you needed it
1600,short tors, Meerkat bypass, Dyno tune, real headlight,plenty of chrome,switchblade pegs, Hagon Nitro shocks & Ikon progressive fork springs etc. Scorpion Western Low handlebars. PH adjustable fork caps.
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| | | AZCactus | | Taranis | | | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 4,514 | | Location | : | AZ |
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| | Posted : 19 May 2020 - 03:09 Post title : Re: What did you do to your bird today? (Re: Leethal) | | | Ok.
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