BMW Motorcycle
Fork Alignment Procedure

version 1.0

Being for the most part a chronologically arranged step-by-step narrative documenting how I came to diagnose the problems I was having with my motorcycle’s forks and the steps I took to remedy the problems I found, including the use of special tools and specific procedures used, with many colour pictures.

Chapter 1: What the Fork is Going On Here?

Chapter 2: Can You Pass the Fork, Please

Chapter 3: Your Forks Live Here

Chapter 4: Tools and Materials

Chapter 5: Going To Work - Getting Ready

Chapter 6: The Y-Plane

Chapter 7: Interpret The Y-Plane Findings

Chapter 8: Adjusting To Tolerance

Chapter 9: In The Meantime

Chapter 10: The X-Plane

Chapter 11: Adjusting the X-Plane

Chapter 12: Assembly

Chapter 13: Torquing the Top

Chapter 14: Button it Up

Chapter 15: Postscript

Appendix: 1: Fabricating Tools

Appendix 2: How Much Error is Too Much?

 

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