changing fork seals...how do i...?

[JonT]

Ok going to be replacing by fork seals but have no clue how to keep the front of the bike elevated once I remove the forks. Any ideas?

[CBR929RE]

front stand that lifts from the triple clamp. or use tie downs attached to some rafters to lift the bike by the triple clamps

[stoinkythepig]

or use tie downs attached to some rafters to lift the bike by the triple clamps

That's how I do it.

[nhbubba]

Per a recommendation here, I used an A-frame ladder:



It worked okay. But the ladder was always in the way when dicking with the forks.

I wound up with two heavy duty eye bolts in my ceiling. Much easier.

[stoinkythepig]

Per a recommendation here, I used an A-frame ladder:



It worked okay. But the ladder was always in the way when dicking with the forks.

I wound up with two heavy duty eye bolts in my ceiling. Much easier.

I hope the eye bolts went into joists and not strapping...

[nhbubba]

Yes, of course. The main beam going down the gut of the garage. The ones the lally columns support.

[SSearchVT]

I hope the eye bolts went into joists and not strapping...

Whew - I thought I was the only one picturing big huge eye bolts going into nothing more than drywall...

[nhbubba]

I'm pretty slow... but not quite that bad.