Aligning Motorcycle Forks after a Crash

Aligning Motorcycle Forks after a Crash. I replaced the forks on this bike because they had been bent in a crash. I purchased this 2003 Suzuki Katana GSX600F with only 11,100 miles on it. It was purchased new in 2005 and was crashed a month later. It sat in an insurance company’s warehouse for 7 years. The next owner drove the bike for 10 years with bent forks. When I got the bike I totally went through everything and replaced both forks. In this episode I show you how to align forks after the kike has been crashed or after you replace the forks.

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[jimmacsuga]

Great technique, Brandon! Always lots of good information.

[scottchastain]

Looking forward to the next big project!

[paksilori]

I took off the top steering stem nut completely by accident and the bike started sliding down, catch it but now it’s like 1inch down… how can I compress back to put the nut back?

[sandrotreep]

Great video. Question: where can i find those torque Numbers. I have a Suzuki gsxs 750. I cant find all values? not all of them are listed in the maintenance booklet. For example, I can't find the ‘steering stem head nut’.
Thank you in advance!

[natanmortenfeld]

question: if i fuxxed up the allingment when changing the clipons, by screwing the top nut when bike is on side stand instead of it totaly horizontal, do i need to go through loosening all the bolts mentioned? or will it be enough to unscrew top nut of upper yoke and its pinch bolts, and straighten it with my knees, and re screw it again when bike is totally horizontal this time ?

[Tubeagrutis]

Thanks for showing how to do this. I like your 'mark it with a color' tactic as well, very smart!

[TrungNguyen-jpsf]

why i see a lot of ppl also loose wheel bolt?