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The bike was in the paint shop, so we’re starting fresh from this condition!
The fork oil was pretty dirty with quite a smell—it had that classic vintage bike feel.
The painted parts came back, so now we’re assembling them.
We’re reusing the inner tubes this time.
We check that they slide in smoothly by hand. New bolts are better.
We use SKF seals as always.
After that, we bleed the air and adjust the oil level, and the fork is done.
The stem bearing condition is so-so—if it’s never been serviced, it might actually be in pretty good shape.
We clean it with a brush
and swap it out for a visual check.
Yamaha configuration
Doesn’t drop = grease doesn’t drip = a bit stiff?
Suzuki configuration
This one feels better, so we go with this. The stem drops down a bit due to the seal, but that’s no problem.
We fill both top and bottom with NC100
and the upper seal resistance feels just right.
We painted everything on the top and bottom. When mounting the handlebar post, we cut up a scrap handlebar to prevent it from rotating and getting scratched—that might work great too.
We washed the front caliper, but it had some pretty stubborn buildup.
We’ll redo the wiring routing.
That’s where we are now. We have lots of requests and are currently on hold.
