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Gen 1 2003 FJR Forks
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<blockquote data-quote="Dan Cooper" data-source="post: 1455745" data-attributes="member: 98210"><p>The Gen 1 forks do not have the center bushing of the Gen 2+ forks. So they are more like any other upright cartridge or damper rod forks you have done in the past. They can get jammed, but not very likely, and not nearly as badly as the worst horror stories you've read. Be careful loosening / removing / re-installing the retaining bolt at the bottom of the fork leg so as not to damage the compression valve at the bottom of the cartridge. There are only about 50 previous threads of successes and failures in fork servicing, mostly successes.</p><p></p><p>Now if you want to get really controversial, just ask about what fork oil to use!!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite29" alt=":devilish:" title="Devil :devilish:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":devilish:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😇" title="Smiling face with halo :innocent:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f607.png" data-shortname=":innocent:" /></p><p>I won't be participating in that conversation.</p><p></p><p></p><p>dan</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Nature always sides with the hidden flaw. -- Murphy.</td></tr></table></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dan Cooper, post: 1455745, member: 98210"] The Gen 1 forks do not have the center bushing of the Gen 2+ forks. So they are more like any other upright cartridge or damper rod forks you have done in the past. They can get jammed, but not very likely, and not nearly as badly as the worst horror stories you've read. Be careful loosening / removing / re-installing the retaining bolt at the bottom of the fork leg so as not to damage the compression valve at the bottom of the cartridge. There are only about 50 previous threads of successes and failures in fork servicing, mostly successes. Now if you want to get really controversial, just ask about what fork oil to use!!:devilish:😇 I won't be participating in that conversation. dan [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Nature always sides with the hidden flaw. -- Murphy.[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/QUOTE]
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