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Re:How long should this take 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
Is there anyone near you from the Clinic that might come over and show you the process. I think once you see how easy it is you wouldn't hesitate to jump right in and tackle it yourself. We are here if you have any questions. It should be able to be done in an hour easily. Your first time will probably take a couple hours, but the knowledge you will gain from knowing how your bike goes together will be well worth it. You definitely need a bike jack though.
 
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Re:How long should this take 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
I stared at the bike the other day and it just looked different...

Come to find out, my 10-year-old daughter swapped my raked front end with the whole stock setup and didn't tell me...

Kids...


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Re:How long should this take 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
TampaSVT wrote:
I stared at the bike the other day and it just looked different...

Come to find out, my 10-year-old daughter swapped my raked front end with the whole stock setup and didn't tell me...

Kids...


 
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Re:How long should this take 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
I was like, WTF... Put the raked front-end back on and go finish your dinner!

Could be a true story...
 
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Re:How long should this take 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
Any chance your daughter wants to show me how to change my tins!
 
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Re:How long should this take 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
TampaSVT wrote:
I stared at the bike the other day and it just looked different...

Come to find out, my 10-year-old daughter swapped my raked front end with the whole stock setup and didn't tell me...

Kids...


Rich


Why'd you do that! She was supposed to be shipping it to me.
 
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Re:How long should this take 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
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Any chance your daughter wants to show me how to change my tins!

Seriously Bonzaiii, if you have a way to lift the front wheel off the ground, you have it beat. Take a handfull of baggies into the shop to hold the bolts in groups and dig in. You will feel so much better when you get it back together. The eggshell will be broken and you will be digging into everything after that. We are all here to give you advice, should you need it.
 
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Re:How long should this take 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
Piece of cake pulling the tins. Bike looks a lot better with out them IMHO. Then again you will have to deal with the truly ugly ass lower tree somehow. FOllow the manuals directions and torque it all the way it came off. SImple job.
 
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Re:How long should this take 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
jamie99roadstar wrote:
Can do it an hour pretty easy, especially if you've been in there before.

Jamie, I want to remove my fork tins but the trees are ulgy. What kind are you running? They look good.
 
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Re:How long should this take 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
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jamie99roadstar wrote:
Can do it an hour pretty easy, especially if you've been in there before.

Jamie, I want to remove my fork tins but the trees are ulgy. What kind are you running? They look good.

Those are the stock trees. The upper tree I polished, and the lower tree I removed the outer bolt mount, and then painted it with chrome bumper paint.
 
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