{"id":67847,"date":"2013-06-27T20:04:56","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T11:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=67847"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:44:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:44:01","slug":"z750rs-front-fork-oh-deco-mainte-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20130627\/everyday-events\/z750rs-front-fork-oh-deco-mainte-5","title":{"rendered":"Z750RS Front Fork OH\/Deco-mainte"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"decob-3359743710\" class=\"decob- decob-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/advertise\" aria-label=\"ad_sample_1456_180_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png 1456w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-1024x127.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-768x95.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" width=\"812\" height=\"100\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/492584_9333210_0.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Now we&#8217;re moving on to the main topic\u2014the fork . . . moving on . . . moving on . . .<br \/>\nWhy is the spring all messed up like a &#8220;poodle hair&#8221;? <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/492584_9333210_1.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>This time too, we&#8217;re using the trusty &#8220;Green Giant&#8221; SKF oil seal<br \/>\nOne way or another, I forgot to take photos of the fork! <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/492584_9333210_2.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Sorry for the sketchy TIG work as always . . .<br \/>\nI had the front &#8220;KAWASAKI&#8221; bracket remade. <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/492584_9333210_3.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>The wheel bearing feel seemed off . . . but glad my hunch was wrong<br \/>\nI injected a little NC100 <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/492584_9333210_4.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>The speed side is OK<br \/>\nNo good\u2014once you remove the basic seal \u2605 <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/492584_9333210_5.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>I washed the calipers on both sides <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/492584_9333210_6.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Neither side is centered . . .<br \/>\nIs the wheel straight?<br \/>\nIf I start second-guessing everything, there&#8217;s no end to it . . . <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/492584_9333210_7.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>I swapped the bolts for shiny Yamaha ones <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/492584_9333210_8.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>The stem damper&#8217;s ball joint crimp is all loose.<br \/>\nIt looks like there&#8217;s a pin in there, but it&#8217;s not right, so I&#8217;ll remove it. <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/imp\/492584_9333210_9.jpg\" \/><br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>A bike is good when it&#8217;s clean and simple \u2605<br \/>\nJust finished the front side and feeling a bit deflated . . .<br \/>\nI&#8217;ll pick it up again tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp;Now we&#8217;re moving on to the main topic\u2014the fork . . . moving on . . . moving on . . . Why is the spring all messed up like a &#8220;poodle hair&#8221;? &nbsp; &nbsp;This time too, we&#8217;re using the trusty &#8220;Green Giant&#8221; SKF oil seal One way or another, I forgot to take photos of the fork! &nbsp; &nbsp;Sorry for the sketchy TIG work as always . . . I had the front &#8220;KAWASAKI&#8221; bracket remade. &nbsp; &nbsp;The wheel bearing feel seemed off . . . but glad my hunch was wrong I injected a little NC100 &nbsp; &nbsp;The speed side is OK No good\u2014once you remove the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":67846,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[55,115],"class_list":["post-67847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-old-blog","tag-z-aircooled"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67847"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67847\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}