I saw yours on your IG page - a nice specimen. That old bent-iron sissy bar is a relic from another era too. Don't just toss it, someone will value the aesthetic if you don't. Enjoy! Thanks for watching!
I believe common best practice would be to replace or anneal the old ones, which can be done by heating with a torch and cooling quickly in water. That said, people often get away with using old crush washers, but it's a bit of a roll of the dice.
@@UrbanMonkTV ok cool thnx! Was kinda thinking the same, def wanna do it right so I'll replace as advised! Once again without your videos id be lost! Thnx UM!!
Yeah, I left them. They seemed ok to me. I was riding this bike before I took it apart and the forks seemed to be working (as good as their design will allow).
Great Video
Plan on doing this for the first time next week, I have a 77 gs550b.
I saw yours on your IG page - a nice specimen. That old bent-iron sissy bar is a relic from another era too. Don't just toss it, someone will value the aesthetic if you don't. Enjoy! Thanks for watching!
Mrs. Monk is like "Stay out of my kitchen!"
Is it necessary to replace that copper crush washer when changing fork oil and seals? Thnx!!
I believe common best practice would be to replace or anneal the old ones, which can be done by heating with a torch and cooling quickly in water. That said, people often get away with using old crush washers, but it's a bit of a roll of the dice.
@@UrbanMonkTV ok cool thnx! Was kinda thinking the same, def wanna do it right so I'll replace as advised! Once again without your videos id be lost! Thnx UM!!
@@bhunter8476 Always happy to help.
Noticed you didn't remove fork bushings.
Yeah, I left them. They seemed ok to me. I was riding this bike before I took it apart and the forks seemed to be working (as good as their design will allow).