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New Bohemia, Va | Well, the front was feeling a little loose so I pulled it in the shed and pulled the forks and tree. It seemed to have been running a little loose so maybe that will make things a little better with grease.
I'll probably take everything apart and let it rest at 100,000 later this year. May be my actual winter project to strip it down and go over it with a fine tooth comb. I had imagined rolling into Spirit Lake as the clock hit 100,000 and let the factory folks do the shake down and rebuild it for me, but I guess that would never happen.
It'll be raining tomorrow but I'll finish it back up for Monday's ride to work. |
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| Cap'n Nemo - 2011-05-13 9:11 PM
Well, the front was feeling a little loose so I pulled it in the shed and pulled the forks and tree. It seemed to have been running a little loose so maybe that will make things a little better with grease.
I'll probably take everything apart and let it rest at 100,000 later this year. May be my actual winter project to strip it down and go over it with a fine tooth comb. I had imagined rolling into Spirit Lake as the clock hit 100,000 and let the factory folks do the shake down and rebuild it for me, but I guess that would never happen.
It'll be raining tomorrow but I'll finish it back up for Monday's ride to work.
I have a very early 08 VV, took delivery Sept 07. I seem to notice a bit of head shake at very low speeds and it seems a bit soft in the front end. Am I dreaming or do I need to do something? It has 18000 miles and I have the OEM tires up to max pressure. I am doing some major motor stuff and don't want to have a tank slapper at speed. |
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New Bohemia, Va | grease head bearing at 15,000 I believe. Some had that problem and either it was the head bearing or rear bushings if I remember right. |
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Western WA | Cap'n, didn't you replace the fork oil a while back as well? About the 40 K mark, or am I mistaken? |
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New Bohemia, Va | book calls for every 15,000 miles. to me, that's too much, and the last time I changed it was actually around the 44,500 when I did the service. I'm 46,000 miles on this oil and it was nasty. as soon as I get it together I'll see if there is a big difference. Everything still seems tight in the forks. I did run some clean oil in to continue the purge process before doing the actual fill. Should be done in a few hours, the call of the will (others riding by) is killing me. It's murder to be down living on a back road where there is constant rolling up and down the road. A guy about a road over from me is a big harley guy and they'll gather there before taking off. Here I sit pumping my piston.... |
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Iron Butt
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Western WA | Thanks Cap'n. Looks like I'm due.
And I know what you mean about the 'call of the will'. We live on a popular back road, and there is a constant stream of bikes going by when the weather cooperates. Of course, the only time I really notice is when I'm not on the bike but out doing yard work. |
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New Bohemia, Va | Done, front end feels a lot better but I think I'm going to have to replace the head bearing again. I may be a little too tight this time too, but it was loose. It is hard to get that down to the science, but the next time I'll get it right.
I thought I'd share my tools that seem to help the most on the Vision. See if you can guess what they are used for. - half hose
- 10mm rachet boxend
- 8mm allen (used with #2)
- 6mm allen (used with #2)
- 6mm deepwell on 3/8" to 1/4" adapter
- 5/8 allen
- 19mm 90 degree bent wrench
No prize, knowing what they are used for is prize enough.
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Lansing, MI | I'm guessing they are used to take things apart and them put them back together. Did I get it right?
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New Bohemia, Va | close, question is, what things. |
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Lansing, MI | Things like nuts and bolts... |
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Peachtree City, GA | Forks
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New Bohemia, Va | all but one has a relationship to doing work on or around the forks. four of them are not necessarily used exclusively on and round the forks, but two I would say has no other purpose. |
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New Bohemia, Va | Cap'n Nemo - 2011-05-14 4:26 PM
Done, front end feels a lot better but I think I'm going to have to replace the head bearing again. I may be a little too tight this time too, but it was loose. It is hard to get that down to the science, but the next time I'll get it right.
I thought I'd share my tools that seem to help the most on the Vision. See if you can guess what they are used for. - half hose
- 10mm rachet boxend
- 8mm allen (used with #2)
- 6mm allen (used with #2)
- 6mm deepwell on 3/8" to 1/4" adapter
- 5/8 allen
- 19mm 90 degree bent wrench
No prize, knowing what they are used for is prize enough.
Since no one wants to guess - I'll give folks the answer so it will be beneficial. - half hose - protects the jug fin when using long nose needle nose pliers to pull the spark plug wire.
- 10mm rachet boxend - anything 10mm, but can be used with the 6mm allen to loosen the pinch bolts on the triple tree.
- 8mm allen (used with #2) - Brake caliper mount bolts
- 6mm allen (used with #2) - pinch bolts on the triple tree
- 6mm deepwell on 3/8" to 1/4" adapter - brake pad pin. this works well as a speeder.
- 5/8 allen - front axle
- 19mm 90 degree bent wrench - holds the nuts on the lowerside of the handle bars.
Hope this helps someone.
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Lansing, MI | MAN, I would have never figured all that out!
Thanks for sharing!
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San Antonio, TX | #7 is cool.....Did you make it? |
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New Bohemia, Va | Yes. After fighting to get a full size wrench down there, I found I had a cheap 17/19mm wrench. Some heat and it bent just fine |
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Goldsboro, NC | Cap'n Nemo - 2011-05-14 1:49 PM
Here I sit pumping my piston.... now THERE is a visual most of us didn't need... |
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