1 And so it begins Mon Jan 21, 2013 8:22 am
okr
active member
Replacing the fork seals and slowly getting to know the bike from front to rear. So far nothing surprising aside from
the usual neglect one would expect, plus the work time and weather have done on it. I'm certainly getting to know
K-Bikes better this way. As with Volkswagens.. beautiful, clever design. There's a reason I have always been drawn
to these bikes.
My current problem is the allen bolt in the fork slider that you access from below after removing the axle/tire...
Seems unusually tight. I am afraid of giving it the "twist of death" that strips the head and will put me in the position
where I have to remove the entire fork tube and drill off the head of the bolt to get it off. Something I am unclear on is whether or not the spring needs to be removed, or at least the tension taken off of it from above by unscrewing the fork tube "cap" (I don't mean the bolt that plugs the oil fill hole) at the top end of the fork. Does the spring create tension on this fork slider bolt that
would make it more difficult to remove? Having looked at the exploded parts diagram in the RS100 manual for a 1991 (which is what mine is) It doesn't appear to but I have no experience. Anyone know if the spring tension must be released before loosening
the bolt at the bottom of the fork slider?
the usual neglect one would expect, plus the work time and weather have done on it. I'm certainly getting to know
K-Bikes better this way. As with Volkswagens.. beautiful, clever design. There's a reason I have always been drawn
to these bikes.
My current problem is the allen bolt in the fork slider that you access from below after removing the axle/tire...
Seems unusually tight. I am afraid of giving it the "twist of death" that strips the head and will put me in the position
where I have to remove the entire fork tube and drill off the head of the bolt to get it off. Something I am unclear on is whether or not the spring needs to be removed, or at least the tension taken off of it from above by unscrewing the fork tube "cap" (I don't mean the bolt that plugs the oil fill hole) at the top end of the fork. Does the spring create tension on this fork slider bolt that
would make it more difficult to remove? Having looked at the exploded parts diagram in the RS100 manual for a 1991 (which is what mine is) It doesn't appear to but I have no experience. Anyone know if the spring tension must be released before loosening
the bolt at the bottom of the fork slider?