Oklahoma Wrench Session

[BudMan]

On Saturday 6 July I'll be holding a wrench session at my shop in Tecumseh OK.  I know Hop Along is coming over to replace a bad fork seal.  I have plenty of room and would love to see several scooters being worked on!
I know it may be kind of hot out our way, but I do have a refrigerator in the shop.
Let me know if you can make it and I'll PM or email you the directions to the shop.
Let's do this! 

[hop along]

oomph-aa!  I can't wait!  And reading up on this past weekend's session, I will double check that I've got ALL the correct parts for taking care of the leaking fork seal

[snoopy]

oomph-aa!  I can't wait!  And reading up on this past weekend's session, I will double check that I've got ALL the correct parts for taking care of the leaking fork seal

If you haven't already procured them, you'll want to purchase some progressive springs to put in while you fix your fork seal problem.  Today was my first day riding alone on my new springs.  They are a vast improvement.

[Greg Cothern]

I cannot agree more with Brandon, the progressive front fork springs are top 5 if not 3 mods that every Magna owner should perform.

[lragan]

I cannot agree more with Brandon, the progressive front fork springs are top 5 if not 3 mods that every Magna owner should perform.

+1

[hop along]

I do indeed have the Progressives front and back... Installed about 40,000 miles ago, based on suggestions from this here forum 
Unfortunately I've a leaking seal that the film trick can't cure.

On a side note, my partner and I rode last night with the Passenger Footpeg Extensions from Cycle-Istic last night, which I won as a door prize at MOOTmag... and my lovely partner deems them a GREAT addition!  (of course I'm now in the doghouse for not doing that sooner!)

So big THANKS to Dobie at Cycle-Istic for the donation!
Hop Along

[guywheatley]

Unfortunately I've a leaking seal that the film trick can't cure.

What's the film trick? I've got a leaking seal on my Valkyrie. Only about $100 in parts, but almost $350 in labor. I've watched the 3 video series showing fork seal replacement on a VTX1800, which I believe is the same forks as my Valk. I see why the labor is $350. Plus a special tool. If there's an easy way to do this, I'll sure give it a try.

[hop along]

The film trick is something I learned from dirt bike riders (which I also do on occasion)
take a bit of old film (you know, the stuff we took pictures with before digital...)
-Cut it such that it has a long slope to it, kinda like this:   _
                                                                              l  l
                                                                              l /
                                                                              l/

Then gently feed it down between the slider seal and the fork.
Once in (about an inch or two is typically sufficient), rotate it so the sloped side is up a bit, then slide around the fork...
...while sliding around the fork, I try to keep the sloped side up, so that as I rotate around, and up, the slope side is trying to catch and 'pull out' any grit that is causing the problem.

As you can imagine, this problem happens a bit on the dirt bikes (which is why they often have fork gaiters).  This is a quick easy cheap trick that often-though not always-works. 

Sadly, it does not work on my current problem, thus my need to change fork seals on my Magna.

Hope that makes sense?....
Hop Along

[BudMan]

I see why the labor is $350. Plus a special tool.

I did my valk not too long after getting it.  It's not really that bad.  I have the fork tool and the insertion tool. Come on over and we'll fix her up.

[guywheatley]

BudMan, hopalong, Thanks to both of you guys. I'll give the film trick a try. If that doesn't work, I'll consider Bud Man's offer.

[hop along]

Saturday AM... join us ?!?

Say Buddy, what time are we itchin to start?  Sounds like it'll be warm again... anytime is good for me, and I can bring coffee/donuts as needed... or breakfast burritos from RUDY'S

Scott

[BudMan]

I figure we'll go from 0800  until we get it all done!
As Homer Simpson would say,"Mmmm, Doooonuts." (I'll cover the coffee.)

[guywheatley]

Thanks for the invite, but I'm locked down here in T-town for the next several weeks. I'm running shorthanded at work. While I get to actually start the weekends at home, I'm on call and often have to run in for a least a little while.
Maybe I can get a full crew back in and trained one of these days.

[hop along]

ps-Buddy do you have a CB unit?
Hop Along

[BudMan]

I do on the Valk, but I don't have the proper headset installed any more.
Karen and I just use a BlueAnt bluetooth intercom.  I could barely understand the CB anyway.