Thread: Update on the KO Crash

My wife is healing up and thinks in a couple of weeks she should be ready to ride. I think I was able to put her off to three weeks just to make sure her hand/wrist is mended.

Finally had time to tear down the front end yesterday afternoon.
Upper forks are trashed, bent two different ways and one tube with a dent which took some work to get one of the lowers and springs out. I found two lowers out in dad's junk box. Will break every down tonight and clean out the old grease. I need to order new bearings as they are rolling all over my garage floor.

Wish me luck. And any does or don'ts would be appreciated.

Fantastic!!! Glad to hear she is doing well. Be sure to send our best wishes from the group.

Good luck on the rebuild. I just installed a set of 'All Balls' tapered roller bearings. Glad I did - very easy (ya hear that Racerx!! - LOL) I was nervous at first and it was all for nothing.

Stephen

Thanks Smoothy!!
She is doing well, so much in fact that she is giving SIL and I grief that we must have bent the forks taking them off. Go figure, but she thought she was being funny at our expense.

If you want I can mail you some ball bearings I think I have about 10 bikes worth.