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03-23-2007, 11:36 AM
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Just got off the phone with ron from WCW. I asked what it costs to fork me, he said that it's probably not worth it and I won't feel a crazy difference on street driving. He told me to save the money for something else because He would just take apart the shock completley and do it the right way. He does enough bikes that have 15-20k miles on the forks and the fluid still comes out still looking good. i'll take his advice for now and probably do it next year. I'll stick to my forks for now...Just gonna do my brake change.
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Whatever you are comfortable with. Even the service manual on most bikes tells you to dump the oil at about 7500 miles or at least every 24 months, just because the oil doesn't look filthy doesn't mean there isn't crud sitting in the bottom of the forks clogging the comp. valving stacks.
Suprised he would tell you to wait until almost 20K to service your forks, I certainly wouldn't. Maybe in an old style damper rod fork from the 80's, or the crap they put on Hardley's. But modern streetbike cartridge forks are much more intricate, I definately wouldn't wait that long. But again, it's your bike and whatever you feel comfortable with, it's not really that difficult of a job to do on your own either. Only requires a handful of tools and maybe 2-3 hours.
FYI, it's not just about feeling a performance improvement. Having that debris continuously operating in your suspension fluid will prematurely wear it out. Think about engine oil, the manual says you can get away with like 6000 miles and replacing the oil filter at every other oil change..........how many people actually do that?
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03-23-2007, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by SPL170db
Whatever you are comfortable with. Even the service manual on most bikes tells you to dump the oil at about 7500 miles or at least every 24 months, just because the oil doesn't look filthy doesn't mean there isn't crud sitting in the bottom of the forks clogging the comp. valving stacks.
Suprised he would tell you to wait until almost 20K to service your forks, I certainly wouldn't. Maybe in an old style damper rod fork from the 80's, or the crap they put on Hardley's. But modern streetbike cartridge forks are much more intricate, I definately wouldn't wait that long. But again, it's your bike and whatever you feel comfortable with, it's not really that difficult of a job to do on your own either. Only requires a handful of tools and maybe 2-3 hours.
FYI, it's not just about feeling a performance improvement. Having that debris continuously operating in your suspension fluid will prematurely wear it out. Think about engine oil, the manual says you can get away with like 6000 miles and replacing the oil filter at every other oil change..........how many people actually do that?
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You have a lot of valid points, i myself feel comfy to service them now before this riding season. Ugh...i'll do some more reading. Maybe I'll be able to do them myself.
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03-23-2007, 12:59 PM
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You have a lot of valid points, i myself feel comfy to service them now before this riding season. Ugh...i'll do some more reading. Maybe I'll be able to do them myself.
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What kind of bike is it, I'll see if I can find you a write up.
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03-23-2007, 03:03 PM
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What kind of bike is it, I'll see if I can find you a write up.
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05 cbr600rr
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03-23-2007, 03:47 PM
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05 cbr600rr
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ok
Here's a whole bunch of info about your specific fork right here.
http://www.peterverdonedesigns.com/05fork.htm
Here's a fiche too
I'm not sure what your level of mechanical skill is, but I would honestly recommend you to put fresh seals in while you have the fork apart as Honda OEM seals don't tend to last too long beyond 10K miles. So I dunno, thinking about it, maybe it's not something you want to mess with. But I can tell you for sure DON'T wait until 15-20K miles to do this work. I respect the guy from WCW's experience, but that is not sound advice.
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03-24-2007, 09:30 AM
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The Solution
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I really hate the fuggin weather reports, sorry guys
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03-24-2007, 10:54 AM
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I really hate the fuggin weather reports, sorry guys
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not your fault. if the weather man ride a motorcycle, the weather may be a lot more accurate. i woke up to the sun shining through tthe window and was like WTF.
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03-24-2007, 11:21 AM
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jebus...this weather is bootiful...
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03-24-2007, 06:02 PM
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All good Cakes.!! It was nice seeing you at your part time job again :-)
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03-24-2007, 11:11 PM
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Brain Close Behind
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wow, the weather report said 70% chance of rain. so instead of riding, i headed out to the golf driving range & the local pub - it didn't rain until 7:30pm. i've been drinking since 2pm so i'm going to bed now...
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03-24-2007, 11:25 PM
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Gear Nazi
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yo rev...you know i'm mechanically inclined....i'll do your brakes as long as i don't have to bleed them. Which i shouldn't considering i'm not changing the fluid....But it'll cost you a day playing paintball with me...-= 0
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03-26-2007, 01:23 AM
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I are not David Hicks
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Bloody hell. I was expecting it to rain and ended up making other plans. I did go for a bit of a ride though which was good, just nowhere near WCW. I'll try to get there for the "rain" day, no doubt it'll bloody rain on the 31st. Thanks for organizing anyway.
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03-26-2007, 08:39 AM
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Yea, I'll put your name back on the list in standby, but you won't have a problem, it'll definitely get done
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Thanks Joe, funny I got the tires done and sprocket so I am ready.
Fucked up cause I was playing with the shifter to try to reverse it but I can't even though it's after market rear sets. I guess I would need a different shift knuckle to do it.
But anyway, I drive out there, 20 minutes away I decide it's a good time to get gas since I was under E.....to my shock, disappointment and every other feeling in the world...I went to reach for my wallet and it WASN'T THERE
I left it home. So I called Ron and asked if he can do them still IF I make it with no gas. He says yea, and will tack on 20 bucks to the bill so I can get gas to get home.
So later My G/F gets home and calls my CC number in to me and got it done.
Fucked me up cause I so was in a rush and forgot that home lol
What an ass
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03-26-2007, 10:12 AM
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Tank Slapper
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wow..your lucky u have friends that are cool!!! lololol
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03-27-2007, 02:56 PM
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I will actually have a bike to ride to this! Woot!
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