GSX-R1100 Flat-Rate Motorcycle Inspection and Front maintenance

 

 
Slide metal. Since there’s a joint, we orient it toward the rear side (caliper side).
I’d like it to make solid contact with the front of the inner tube, roughly speaking. ☆
 

 
Once it’s in, you can barely tell anyway, so we do it “just for good measure.”
Inner tube metal adjustment is “◎×□♪” and
 

 
We generously fill the oil seal lip with fork oil or, lately, metal rubber, and assemble it.
Grease sealing sometimes leaves only dried-up residue, so we use liquid here. ☆
 

 
The inner tube is rusty. ☆ Don’t worry—we’ve cleaned off the rust. ★
Checking the dust seal movement. Modern seals move really smoothly—I’m impressed.
We’ll assemble it as is. ★
 

 
Metal/washer/oil seal/clip/dust seal assembled state—”stroke it fully”
“Full extension—full bottom—full extension—full bottom” and then we tighten it.
There’s surprisingly a lot of play between the bottom case and rod, so centering here makes quite a difference in how it moves.
 

 
The meter gear lip here is also working, but it’s adequate, so we called it good with lubrication. ★
What the heck! It’s already 6 PM—
Whoops.