As the title suggests this not a tutorial but it does concern the inner workings of the front fork particularly on the GL1000 and probably other variants. As we all know and apreciate the general lack of spare parts from Mr Honda. Now this is a doozy as our American brothers say.
After tearing down the bike and slowly building it again I am coming across some points that should be renewed as a matter of course in our old bikes. In the forks at the bottom is a piston this shaft doesn't move it is bolted to the fork shroud by the recessed bolt at the bottom of the shroud. Now there is a seal at the top of this "piston" the Honda Part number is
product number : 51437371003 if we look at a exploded diagram it is Number 7 at the top of part number 8 on that diagram. Can be seen at this website address. Thanks to them at partzilla.
https://www.partzilla.com/parts/search/H ... parts.html
Now the description says "rubber" only mine is quite hard and is not rubber. Has anyone replaced one or two of these as there are two one each side. Does anyone know if an alternative part exists?
Thank for looking Ian :thanks:
After tearing down the bike and slowly building it again I am coming across some points that should be renewed as a matter of course in our old bikes. In the forks at the bottom is a piston this shaft doesn't move it is bolted to the fork shroud by the recessed bolt at the bottom of the shroud. Now there is a seal at the top of this "piston" the Honda Part number is
product number : 51437371003 if we look at a exploded diagram it is Number 7 at the top of part number 8 on that diagram. Can be seen at this website address. Thanks to them at partzilla.
https://www.partzilla.com/parts/search/H ... parts.html
Now the description says "rubber" only mine is quite hard and is not rubber. Has anyone replaced one or two of these as there are two one each side. Does anyone know if an alternative part exists?
Thank for looking Ian :thanks: