I've got an 82 GL500 that I just noticed I need to repair the front right fork as its leaking. I kinda dont wanna do it cause the parts are hard to find but it doesnt look that hard after watching this video........
Don't know who you are, but I like ya ! I got an '83 cx650 custom a month ago. I can't spend 400 to have 20 dollar seals put in. Decades ago, I did all my own work on my Triumphs....I'm 66 now, and I'm going to have to get her done. Looks like a pain, but like you said...just jump in the water and swim.It'll be fun ! Thinking of Bruce Willis's line in Die Hard...."Come to the coast; we'll have a few laughs". I will tell you this as a return favor, though. A guy who owns a bone yard said to get that ethanol gas outa my bike and buy clear gas.(86 octane,no ethanol)(it crystalizes and eats stuff) I pumped out all my old gas ,put the clear in with a shot of Stabil. The bike idled for a while, hacked and coughed and went Vrooom ! So I took it for a ride. Wow. It never felt like 64 horses before - oh it does now. Yeah, a bike from the 80's doesn't need corn; doesn't like corn. She's got her oats now. And what else is amazing...her cold starts. Cold weather, cold bike, full choke, key,button...vroom, just like that. Amazing. My Triumphs were first kick. Now, so's my Honda. Thanks.
Excellent instructions to assist us to do it ourselves. Looking to do the same and paint the lowers as you've done, on two Customs I have - one just bought and the other been sitting in my shed for 20+ years. And on the sitting one, the forks had just been done poorly by a shop just before it stopped running. The guy tapped some breather hole with drain hose in the top cap bolt. I can't recall the reason, but it leaked. So I will definitely be doing them myself.
My original stanchions are rusty above the seals from stone chips and poor maintenance over the years... Is this a problem, or can you but replacement stanchions cheaply?
Thanks for this video. There is a copper washer that goes in the bottom with the 8.. hex bolt as well as on the drain 6 mm bolt at the bottom of the fork tube. Just thinking of mentioning it. here. Thanks
I don't know how you got the cap put back on by yourself. It took me and a friend at least 15 minutes to do the first one. For the second one we used a large socket, and it was much easier.
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I've got an 82 GL500 that I just noticed I need to repair the front right fork as its leaking. I kinda dont wanna do it cause the parts are hard to find but it doesnt look that hard after watching this video........
Hey, it’s really not that tough. Give it a try, you will have fun!
Don't know who you are, but I like ya ! I got an '83 cx650 custom a month ago. I can't spend 400 to have 20 dollar seals put in. Decades ago, I did all my own work on my Triumphs....I'm 66 now, and I'm going to have to get her done. Looks like a pain, but like you said...just jump in the water and swim.It'll be fun ! Thinking of Bruce Willis's line in Die Hard...."Come to the coast; we'll have a few laughs". I will tell you this as a return favor, though. A guy who owns a bone yard said to get that ethanol gas outa my bike and buy clear gas.(86 octane,no ethanol)(it crystalizes and eats stuff) I pumped out all my old gas ,put the clear in with a shot of Stabil. The bike idled for a while, hacked and coughed and went Vrooom ! So I took it for a ride. Wow. It never felt like 64 horses before - oh it does now. Yeah, a bike from the 80's doesn't need corn; doesn't like corn. She's got her oats now. And what else is amazing...her cold starts. Cold weather, cold bike, full choke, key,button...vroom, just like that. Amazing. My Triumphs were first kick. Now, so's my Honda. Thanks.
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Excellent instructions to assist us to do it ourselves. Looking to do the same and paint the lowers as you've done, on two Customs I have - one just bought and the other been sitting in my shed for 20+ years. And on the sitting one, the forks had just been done poorly by a shop just before it stopped running. The guy tapped some breather hole with drain hose in the top cap bolt. I can't recall the reason, but it leaked. So I will definitely be doing them myself.
My original stanchions are rusty above the seals from stone chips and poor maintenance over the years... Is this a problem, or can you but replacement stanchions cheaply?
Thanks for this video. There is a copper washer that goes in the bottom with the 8.. hex bolt as well as on the drain 6 mm bolt at the bottom of the fork tube.
Just thinking of mentioning it. here. Thanks
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I don't know how you got the cap put back on by yourself. It took me and a friend at least 15 minutes to do the first one. For the second one we used a large socket, and it was much easier.
What worked for me was taking some 1x4 to make a handle, cutting out the notch to fit over the cap. Helped keep it level while turning it in.
Great display of what can be achieved by doing things yourself. Thanks
You bet!
Even though the sound is horrible snatchy your video is VERY helpful, thanks a million!
Thanks for the comments! I have new audio recording equipment now so I hope my sound is getting better.
Great video now I will try replace the seals on my 82 gl500 forks
Jesus is the only way to meet God. Jesus is the true priest who solved your sins and curses. Jesus is the true king who broke Satan's head on the cross. If you believe in Jesus, you will be freed from the law of sin and death forever and become a child of God. Believe in Jesus and welcome him. Jesus is in love with you.