More fork fings!
In last month’s report on the build status of the superlative, gargantuan big block Zed I’ve been building for a patient Welshman, I stripped, serviced and restored to factory condition all the components of the Gixxer upside-down forks adorning the front end.
I was somewhat uneasy with dismantling the upside-down forks, particularly given the warnings I had received from fellow Luddites. As it turned out, other than needing some special tools (which I nicked from Biker’s Toolbox’s stock) it was far less grief than I was led to believe and I wouldn’t be overly concerned about rebuilding another pair: by using the right tools! Lesson for us all there: this month I’ll be rebuilding the forks I stripped.
Before starting the re-assembly, I took a tape measure to the main fork spring to ensure that over the years they hadn’t been negatively affected by the ravages of time
