Hi,
When I bought my XS1F this November, it was sitting on a pallet with all the bits and pieces in a box next to it...
The forks were open and not on the bike, so I tried ordering parts for them, since I wanted to repack them anyway.
The inner tube, outer tube, and the internals are ok, but I can't figure out the little bits around the upper cover.
From left to right the part numbers that I ordered are:
256-23122-60 outer cover
256-23163-60 packing, lamp stay (?)
256-23116-61 guide, cover under (this doesn't fit there at all, the inner diameter is 32mm and the fork is 34mm)
Cover upper (this was on the bike already)
168-23115-00 guide, cover upper
214-23114-00 packing (this is an o-ring, is it supposed to go in the inner tube or on the fork bolt cap?)
256-23112-61 washer, cap
256-23111-60 bolt, cap
What makes the most problems are the upper and lower guides.
These are both flanged on the outer rim, as if they are supposed to mate with something and lock the cover in a fixed position in relation to the forks' inner tube.
The lower guide must be the wrong part, as the inner diameter is smaller than my inner tube and the outer "mating" part is wider than everything else that has to do with the forks.
The upper guide does not seem to fit well with anything either.
It plays nicely with the fork cap and washer, but I think (PLEASE let me know if I am wrong) it is supposed to sit between the cover and the top of the triple tree, where it doesn't mate with any of the surfaces, and doesn't make a guide at all...
I noticed the inner tube I have sitting on my kitchen counter says "forking by frank", so maybe I don't have the original fork? Can't see how that should affect these exterior problems though...
My right covers' outer diameter is 42.5mm on the bottom and 43mm on the top.
Does anyone have any tips on how to get my forks, covers and triple tree to become a solid unit again?
Alternate part numbers?
When I bought my XS1F this November, it was sitting on a pallet with all the bits and pieces in a box next to it...
The forks were open and not on the bike, so I tried ordering parts for them, since I wanted to repack them anyway.
The inner tube, outer tube, and the internals are ok, but I can't figure out the little bits around the upper cover.
From left to right the part numbers that I ordered are:
256-23122-60 outer cover
256-23163-60 packing, lamp stay (?)
256-23116-61 guide, cover under (this doesn't fit there at all, the inner diameter is 32mm and the fork is 34mm)
Cover upper (this was on the bike already)
168-23115-00 guide, cover upper
214-23114-00 packing (this is an o-ring, is it supposed to go in the inner tube or on the fork bolt cap?)
256-23112-61 washer, cap
256-23111-60 bolt, cap
What makes the most problems are the upper and lower guides.
These are both flanged on the outer rim, as if they are supposed to mate with something and lock the cover in a fixed position in relation to the forks' inner tube.
The lower guide must be the wrong part, as the inner diameter is smaller than my inner tube and the outer "mating" part is wider than everything else that has to do with the forks.
The upper guide does not seem to fit well with anything either.
It plays nicely with the fork cap and washer, but I think (PLEASE let me know if I am wrong) it is supposed to sit between the cover and the top of the triple tree, where it doesn't mate with any of the surfaces, and doesn't make a guide at all...
I noticed the inner tube I have sitting on my kitchen counter says "forking by frank", so maybe I don't have the original fork? Can't see how that should affect these exterior problems though...
My right covers' outer diameter is 42.5mm on the bottom and 43mm on the top.
Does anyone have any tips on how to get my forks, covers and triple tree to become a solid unit again?
Alternate part numbers?
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