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« Last post by BaneMaker on April 27, 2024, 01:58:08 AM »
Greeting and salutations - and thx for the membership. I’m new here, so a little background.
Chemical engineer, Denmark, 48 yo, got my motorbike license late in life (thank god), have 6 years of experience on my first bike (2018 R nine T). Ok competent for anything mechanical, but haven’t been wrenching on K bikes - ever.
I am going to pick up a 1993 K1100LT with 68000 km on the odo, and it has a leaky front fork that needs fixing asap. One issue is the obvious brake issue, but another is that it cannot get its MOT with it - and that is required for ownership change in this country. Well so I have to move fast.
Anyway - as I am going in, I want to make sure I change the parts that makes sense. I was planning on:
CLYMER MANUAL
Seals (what quality to get in EU if not OEM?)
Dust boots
Progressive springs (looking at RSK speedworks or Wilbers)
10w oil
What else? The copper/teflon sliding bushings for instance? Would you put gaters on it?
Appreciate any help for a noob.