BMW Airhead Forks | Rebuilding and Replacing
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ส.ค. 2024
- The journey continues to save the crashed R75/6 as I disassemble the front end and rebuild the forks!
The more I film the more I focus on the project and less on speaking to the camera. If I didn't explain something great or you see something I missed, feel free to let me know in the comments! Thanks for watching!
Full build thread here with more detailed info - bit.ly/3UPRPWN
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00:00 - 00:57 Intro/Front end disassembly
00:58 - 02:00 Removing triple Tree Bearing
02:01 - 02:47 Disassembling & Reassembling Fork Tubes
02:48 - 04:00 Installing New Fork Seals
04:01 - 05:38 Installing Triple Tree and New Bearings
05:39 - 07:22 Installing Upper and Lower Forks
07:23 - 08:57 Installing Headlight Bucket, Wiring Harness, and Fork Springs
08:58 - 10:02 GS Handlebar Installation
10:03 - 10:31 Closing Thoughts
BMW Airhead Forks | Rebuilding and Replacing
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The more I film the more I focus on the project and less on speaking to the camera. If I didn't explain something great or you see something I missed, feel free to let me know in the comments! Thanks for watching!
I've been riding the same R100 for thirty years. I'm too old and weak now to compress the spring and turn the nut at the same time. However, I came up with a solution. I used a four-foot bar clamp lashed to the fork, a socket and socket wrench to compress the spring to the bottom, and then used the wrench in the usual way. Caught the threads with no real physical exertion. I ground off the first 1/4" off the face of the socket to get rid of the chamfer, and then cut a small piece of plywood to fit into the socket to hold the nut head flush to the face of the socket. Then, when compressed, I could see the nut was square to the tube and threading was easy.
Great tip! I'll try it next time I disassemble the forks, thanks for sharing.
excellent video! I bought an upgraded top fork mount and will be installing it today. I came to your video to see what all is involved. Looks like I can undo the upper portion and lieave everything attached below. Since the wheel and bottom fork brace will still be attached, I dont think the forks will move on me.
Glad you found it useful. Definitely report back and let me know how it goes. Good luck!
Great vid man wish you many happy rides. LOL!
Thanks, dude!
Good job. Wish I had a mechanic like you near me!
Hey thanks, Roger!
Awesome! Cool to see you still have the E34 too!
Oh yeah! The airhead has been priority lately but I'll get around to giving it the attention it needs soon.
hello can you tell me how much is the amount of oil or the measure that you put, I have a motorcycle anyway I await your answer thanks
@@carlosalvarez268 I believe I put in around 280cc per fork.
Why is there such a large gap between your headlight ears to the top triple? Mine rests on top of the rubber grommet.
The guy I bought the headlight ears from failed to mention that they were modified to fit a thicker upper fork brace. I've replaced them with non cut ears for now until I purchase a thicker upper brace.
Nice
Oh yeah!
No mention of the bearing outer races and how they're extracted from the frame & fitting the new ones
Hey Max! I have a whole video, the one uploaded right before this one, showing how I removed the races DIY style and installed new ones. Gotta replace those races! Thanks for watching.
@@DispatchMoto Ah! just watched it!. I have spent days getting those buggers out - no welder
@@maxbrettargh232 Definitely my least favorite part of any bike refresh. I will probably just buy the correct tool next time.
Where did you get the springs?
Hey Jim! They're the springs I took out of the original forks. As far as I could tell, they're the factory springs.
@@DispatchMoto ah, got it, thanks! Where did you order the replacement hardware (other than the springs)? Thanks for the help - I’m planning on rebuilding the front end on my ‘92 R100GS this winter, so I may have further questions!!
@@jimmelino3361 Boxer2Valve offers replacement hardware kits, they're amazing. The R100gs is a bike I want to own in the future, very jealous! Just saw one this past weekend for the first time and only reaffirmed that.
@@DispatchMoto thank you, thank you, thank you! I’ll let you know how it goes with the GS!