Front Fork Removal Tips?

[limey]

Karson - Those triangular USPS boxes are ok, especially if you're wrapping the forks well in foam or bubble wrap, but the easiest way to ship forks and avoid damage is just to go buy a plastic gun case. Most of the ~$30 ones will ship forks great and are much more durable than cardboard. If you're really smooth, you pick up one that comes in a cardboard box and use that for shipping too. A couple of styrofoam blocks or wedges between the forks so they won't bang against each other and some foam or cardboard on the ends and they stay in place nicely when the shippers toss them in and out of the truck.

Considering the cost of the forks, and the expense of the work being done, the gun case is cheap insurance. Oh, and don't forget the Insurance when you ship too! Replacement value.

Thanks for this tip Eric. My forks are coming off soon and shipping them to Nick. Bugs me having to send them south but Nick got in touch with me straight away and the few Canadian shops I did get in touch with never got back to me . Looks like I have to ride the Roadglide for a few weeks.

 

[snakebitten]

Thanks for this tip Eric. My forks are coming off soon and shipping them to Nick. Bugs me having to send them south but Nick got in touch with me straight away and the few Canadian shops I did get in touch with never got back to me . Looks like I have to ride the Roadglide for a few weeks.

I bet it's worth it! And I bet you say so yourself soon.

Besides, the Roadglide needs love too.

 

[limey]

The Roadglide has been neglected I only put about 300km on it last year.

 

[ADVFireFighter]

Bumping OLD thread..
Did you have to take any plastics off or were you able to reach in with tools and remove them?

 

[AVGeek]

Bumping OLD thread..
Did you have to take any plastics off or were you able to reach in with tools and remove them?

I just pulled one of mine to fix a leaky seal. No need to remove any plastics.