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starl to Clsassellble 'uhe frsnr end, hold the fork brace besiCe tne ':,:'- a;C
notice closely hor it rnounts. Sone fender shales dj.ctate that the front locp arrs, :e
ia11er 'r,han the rear. if your fork brace has loops of noticeably d.ifferent helgn',-:, lhe
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2. .,/ith the bike standlng on its r.rheels(1.e., not on the cente:stand), a1p1y the f:onr
5:akes ard aork the foxks up ard iown. No1J any stiction or binding whicn .;a'r be prese;rt
in the fork action. You vi11 later do thle Hith '!,he fcrk bxace nounted to check for
pope:: f it .
3, lienoze all weight fron the bike's fl;n1 erC, Fulling the bike up onto its center-
stai:d H111 sometlmes sufflce, but 1t is usualLy helpful to :aise the front end a bit
higher than the centerstand facll,i',,a'.es . Our favorlte approach is to lrlb,c.e a,.'snall _
scissors jack or se!"H jilck under the englne anC jack up ihe ircnt of the blke.
Another i{orkebl-e approach wou}d be t: s}1de an oran€e crate or sone }axge blccks of
xcod under the engire. Ensure that the bike is stable enough to work arould.
l+, Rernovethe front wheel. Ii ;ou have 1..::ts about how to do -.his, refer ro the
tire changing sectlon 01' your ownet's rlanual-,
I l"he calipers fron the ir.-,rk and secure then
5. If your bike !:;'s 3!-sc brakes, dlsno'aat
t o-+ of lh'5 qrv 'rr :"n,! d i.il.j..!ic^i +ha \rnt!:rr] il. l.t tst(e ,ine, F.:ir:i:^ i:.la e.-t:eee:.:
L 'ube front b"ake lever Hhil,e '"i1€ ca11,9TS a:r) d iiinounted
Y 6. Rencve the fender nou:tj-ig boits (r:ornalLy fo:r) and si.iCe ',he fenCer out fron
bet een the fcrks. Take care not to scratc'. ",he fender or.Lose the bolts and Hashers.
? . .:csi',lon :i.e fe::Cer ins lde the f ork bra]e , ,ls a ni-Le, the eesl,-st api:oach is
to inve-rt t,l-c fork )}'ace. squeeze the r'enie: rraL-:<,it :cgetheT s1i€l:ily, and "s,ilde"
the fender lnto tlle hlace, Thus you rM lLa,ce the rear of the fende" into the brace
f irs+-. If your fork brace has loops of difi'erent height, renernber rfrich loop goes
Hhe:e. Align the bolt holes on the fork b::ece side plates t.Iith the holes in '"he
fender bracket
e, I{cLd.lng the fork brace and fender tog,bther, slide thern betrreei: ihe fo::l! l_egs fron
',he bot-Lom ar..d up tc the proper nountirg Note that the lndivlCual
lO:a',1on, forh legs
iurn^EasiLy. In.some.case:: be he1'-!!1. to turn cne or both fork legs by up
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io 90- in crder to galn add itional clearaJrcF r{hi1e posltionin€ the fork brace and
jenCer bet,reen the 3o=k 1e5-s. i'ote, hoxev$-, that due to t.ne pxecise fit req:lireC,
for t.he flnal i.ocat ir4 t';:':"Fi. ;rDu ,tust pdsltion the iork iegs h their nornzi orlea-
-t-ation" Even a few dgglees e:*or irere the fork bra.ce and ferier fro;n
sLiCin( in+"o DLace.
9.- Calefully fusert *,he bolts aud trashers. *hich you renovd. in step 5, t,hrou6h ihe
fcik braee ard fr.nd.el b::acket and. il1:c ".hb fcrk Legs. Start all the boits, bu+, do
no+, tlghten r"nl' of i.\en, ;e 3af,efuL,,Jrhe1] :,':.arblng the boli,e not to crcss-thread rhe
hcfes ii ;hii :":I; sLi4ete - The gl-ldexs are nora,a11y aluninuir ano. these th:eai: will

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ll, .,'i.1.1.. brac3 s+-ar eC, but not ,_1ght, rencunt, ihe brake cal--
ipers and ,rl:eeI. If you 1'.ave4if:'!cu1ty ger,riing the brake discs back in between the
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11, Lorer the rnotorcycle back ontc its }Iheels. l,ilth the fender/fork brace bolts
stl11 loose, appJ-y the front brake and work the forks up and donn several tines.
This p"oc eCure etsures that the fork brace,is co:rectly seated. I,lolr tighten the
fender/fork brace nounting bolts. Refer t+ your orne!'s nanual for the corzect
torque, Be careful not to over-tlghten as ine threads ln the sllders will strip
eas i l-y.
12. I,Jith the fenderfork brace bolts '"ighC and the braJ<e locked, a€aln work the
fo?k uD and. down. The fork shculd functl just as lt did in Step 2. In the
u-nLlkelv event that the folk seerc @ bind, there gAL !9 g fit probLen
and you should not rlde the bike i{i+"4 the li'raee m5unLe<L. Iou nay h?.ve the
wrong brace. Cal1 us col]ect rlght a{ay.
L3, After testir€ the forks for proper aclioni you ate read.y to rlde. Hhen you
har'$' rldden 1C0 to J00 niles, go back over all i:he nuts aad bolts you woxked on
14 :i:is lnsiallation and recheck then for lroper tlghtness.
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I Chrlst:pher J. l{odgson
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