11. FRONT WHEEL/SUSPENSION/
STEERING
FRONT FORK
REMOVAL
Remove the front wheel. (Refer to 11-6.)
Remove the four front fender bolts and the
front fender.
Remove the front brake caliper.
Loosen the upper and lower fork bridge bolts
and the bolts attaching the front right and left
turn signal lights.
Remove the right and left front forks.
DISASSEMBLY
Place shop towels under the front fork tube.
Use a vise to hold the front fork tube and
remove the bolt.
Remove the front fork spring from the front
fork tube and compress the spring several
times to squeeze out the engine oil.
Use a vise to hold the front fork bottom tube
and place shop towels under the bottom tube.
Remove the socket head bolt.
Remove the front fork piston and return
spring. Remove the front fork bottom tube
and the oil stopper.
When using the vise, do not tighten the
front fork bottom tube excessively.
• If it is difficult to remove the socket
head bolt, temporarily install the front
fork spring and front fork bolt.
When removing the front fork bolt, be
careful that the spring in the tube may
spring out.