Ahhh, thank you thank you thank you for starting this board up again. I only hope we can also get all the great resources from the old board (Especially the stickies! Those were awesome!)
I started working on the bike again after stripping out a sparkplug hole in the head. I went ahead and rebuilt the whole top end to sort out some other (somewhat serious) problems. After about 4 months of searching, I found a great parts bike for $125 that was only about 200 miles away. She was a mess too... Anyone need any parts (minus the top end) off a 1982 CB650SC? I've just about got everything for it!
So anyways... I'm going to rebuild the front forks since they started leaking like a bastard, but the manual says to take them to the dealership since they're air-assist. $220 for a forks rebuild IF I BRING THEM IN OFF THE BIKE? No way, man. There's gotta be a way to do this at home!
So, anyone got any suggestions? I plan to do it this weekend and FINALLY get the old beast back on the road!
Thanks guys... Oh, and did I mention THANK YOU!!
- DammitDan
Rebuilding Air-Assist Forks
Rebuilding Air-Assist Forks
Last edited by DammitDan on Fri Mar 17, 2006 1:07 am, edited 1 time in total.
Hi Dan,
I am in the same boat as you: fork seal has been leaking for sometime, and seems to be getting worse. I tried looking on the web for instructions on rebuilding the air assist forks (google, sohc4.us) but didn't find much. I am just about to admit defeat and take it in to the shop, perhaps doing it at the same time I get new front rubber to only get hit by labor costs once. If you have a go this weekend post your results!
Rob
I am in the same boat as you: fork seal has been leaking for sometime, and seems to be getting worse. I tried looking on the web for instructions on rebuilding the air assist forks (google, sohc4.us) but didn't find much. I am just about to admit defeat and take it in to the shop, perhaps doing it at the same time I get new front rubber to only get hit by labor costs once. If you have a go this weekend post your results!
Rob
'81 CB650 Custom
Hey Guys:
We're all in the same boat. I have a set of forks from an 81 or 82 that I'm gonna put on my 80 so's I can have twin discs and a bit more adjustability on my bike.
I wanna rebuild 'em too, but that warning has me wondering. I do have a full honda manual, I'll see if I can find it and see what they say.
The issue might be, that the seals are delicate and very difficult to make them hold air. I ordered a seal kit for my Cane Creek MTB shock a few years ago, and I could not get it to hold air. I ended up sending the shock to them, where they rebuild, leak test, then rebuild again (if leaking), and so on until it holds air for 24 hours.
Hard to say - but if you go thru with it I'd be interested to hear how to do it.
out
We're all in the same boat. I have a set of forks from an 81 or 82 that I'm gonna put on my 80 so's I can have twin discs and a bit more adjustability on my bike.
I wanna rebuild 'em too, but that warning has me wondering. I do have a full honda manual, I'll see if I can find it and see what they say.
The issue might be, that the seals are delicate and very difficult to make them hold air. I ordered a seal kit for my Cane Creek MTB shock a few years ago, and I could not get it to hold air. I ended up sending the shock to them, where they rebuild, leak test, then rebuild again (if leaking), and so on until it holds air for 24 hours.
Hard to say - but if you go thru with it I'd be interested to hear how to do it.
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