Auburn

Why do you rotate the tire? Mark heavy-spot on rim beforehand and match tire to the mark. Done. Once I mount a tire, it's balance and...

It's folks like you that make be feel better about my lower level (apparently) of OCD!

This ^^fart smeller^^ sums it up. My experience is similar, with the heavy spot typically 90-ish degrees off from stem. When mounting...

I am totally with you on this one. If the Yamaha engineers deemed it necessary it must be there for a reason! But over the years I've...

I think it is theoretically to make the forks more rigid, although I haven't been troubled by its absence in my 2011. I suspect that...

I'm happy to report that the second fork went together easier than the first. Back to full strength. So she is ready for spring. Wish...

Removing the right tubes were much easier. Obviously, the experience of the left was a big help. But the key is heat. I heated it...

I finally got my extended socket put together today. So I was able to get everything back together. The left fork is done and ready to...

Nice job getting the fork apart...some haven't been so lucky! You'll set the oil level less spring with inner tube fully compressed...

I don't think a liter will quite do it. Seems to me it is around 650-700 mL per side. I always do a pre-rinse with fresh fluid if I am...

use more heat. another 10-15 seconds is not going to hurt the fork tube. Use the inner fork tube like a slide hammer. Sometimes it...

Thanks for the input. I'll give this a try in a few hours when I get off the clock.

warm the area of the middle bushing (just under where the fork seal was) with a torch, use MAPP gas cylinder for best results. Only...

Ok, that must be it then. I knew it wasn’t the typical Shoei round oval.

Yes the Sena can be mounted on a C5 Schuberth helmet. I just mounted a Sena 60s to mine. I used the tape mount. Pretty sure you can do...