Every other 'how to' KZreadr should use this guy as your guide. To the point. No personal b.s. And he tells us everything we need to know. And...No obnoxious music! Well done.

@mainstreammoto4856

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words!

@mikejohnson9118

Жыл бұрын

I 2nd the "Obnoxious" music part! When did heavy metal mean working on vehicles?

Only 1:30 into the video and gIving a hearty thumbs up. You're already well into the task at hand where as most others would be blathering on needlessly. My kind of video. Thanks for creating quality content!

Masterfully done; again I’m humbled not only by the skill to do the job but also the skill to usefully explain it to others.

awesome video! Just did mine for the first time using your info! Nice shop....

One of the best instructive, comprehensive and informative videos I have viewed. I now have the confidence to complete this job on my own V Strom. Thank you very much sharing your knowledge and experience.

Wow.Very methodical workmanship. Thanks.

A very well done video. Great explanation of the procedure with no useless fluff. Nice to see it on the exact model of bike that I have.

Yeah, I agree with other commenters- great video. Really informative.

Great video! Am sure some things are slightly different on the newer bikes; but suspect all of the important bits are the same. Even if they're not I still learned quite a few things! :-)

Special thanks for listing torque specs. Proper quality video

I'm about to buy a used 2013 dl650, with 19,000 miles. The previous owner reported he did the forks within the last 2 years, but this video is definitely going into my saved library and is appreciated.

Good job, liked the zip lock bag tool

Nicely done M. Moto. My 06 needs to be done and on my project list (62k mi). One trick for fork leaks is to first try cleaning the area between the seal and the fork tube (often dirt can be causing the seal not to seal) using a piece of thin plastic (35mm film or lettuce/veggie container). I tried cleaning the Strom, no joy so clearly worn. However I tried this with some of that lettuce container plastic that I fashioned into a 1/4 by 4" piece and managed to clean the leaking seals on my Super Tenere - stopped leaking. The booties are an excellent preventative as you point out.

This video is awesome ! Very useful. Many explanations, no blah blah ! I'm fan ! And i'm a french guy !

Thanks for the help! I just changed the fork seals on my Strom this weekend. Had to hang the front end from a tree branch outside to get it off the ground haha. Forks are dry as a bone now. Gotta love it!

@mainstreammoto4856

4 жыл бұрын

Gotta work with what ya have! Awesome!

Damn good video! Bookmarking for my winter services.

Verry clear explanation! This helps alot of people

Great job! Greetings from Brazil!

Thank you from Germany.Werry good Lessons!!!

nice video, learned a thing or two. May I suggest to look for pits and to buff out anything that might cause a seal to go bad. I us a buffing wheel and jewerlers rouge.

Best fork rebuild on KZread!

Awesome mate. Thanks very much. Your video is fantastic. I am just doing this job on my VStorm right now.

Thanks for the video. Your video helped me a lot to do the same thing 2 weeks ago. I am french, so I did a video in french to help french people who don't speak english :-) Greeting from France and thanks again !

Now that is how I get my front mudguard off... I wish I saw this earlier!

Subscribed, dude! I like how you got to it without the drama and silliness some presenters insist on. I have no patience when I’m looking for solutions lol.😊

Masterpiece!

Excellent video. Well presented and informative.

Tackled this on my Wee myself because of your easy to follow video. Just took it for a quick rip and didn't die. Don't see any leaks. I'll need a longer ride to be sure, but I think I'm good! Thank you!

Nice easy to follow, will watching it again next weekend, wonder why?

As others have said........All info clearly delivered .....no wasted time or words......the editing is top notch as is the content......This fellow is a teacher

@wipperwil

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. Keep them coming brother. And maybe run for president soon!

@PupuTheMonkey

3 жыл бұрын

@@wipperwil this guy is too talented to be a president.

Nice job. You do a great job with your videos. I subbed.

I fli[ped my springs and made I big difference in sharp bumps with 10w

Best Video. Danke . Und schöne Grüße aus Deutschland

Nicely put together! This wasn't your first rodeo on changing forks I would guess.

Very good video!!! Awesome!

Great job thanks for sharing.

Great video - thank you!

This music makes me want to groove

Very nice video ! Thanks a lot ! Can you please share a long terme review on the spring ? I'm about to buy some but not so sure... I'm 130lbs by the way ;) Thanks

how big is pvc? I will do service to forks. what I should change? only oil seals & dust seals will be ok if the spring will be 435mm? very nice job by the way!

Very interesting this protection 2:12

New to riding and got my first bike 5 days ago. '04 DL650. What benefit does the progressive spring have over stock? Perfect video btw. I have a leaking fork seal and this video is exactly what I need. any recommendations for seals, oil?

@mainstreammoto4856

3 жыл бұрын

This is just my experience. The stock suspension has a reputation of being soft and its great for the long hwy miles and zipping around town. However when you get into the twisty roads, you can feel the nose dive down through the corner. The progressive suspension made it feel more planted through the corners. Off road it helps with bottoming out the forks and has made it feel less bouncy. I tend to get more feedback through the bars. Some people like that, some people don't. That's just what I've noticed. I've have only used Suzuki seals and Pro Honda Suspension Fluid SS-8 10W for my bike. Have never had a seal go bad on my V-Strom! Congratulations on the new bike!!!

As you're doing all this work is it not worth doing the yoke bearings too, for the sake of a few bolts it might be worth it ?

Nice Video, can you share some springs? also what is the torque setting for top cover (the one sits on spacer). Thanks

Great summary. Start to finish, how long did the job take?

@mainstreammoto4856

5 жыл бұрын

With filming it always takes longer but that aside, I'd guess no longer than 3 hours or so.

Great video! Would you mind sharing where you got the seal kit from? I would like to get a kit that has the seals and the metal bushing rings as well but can't find one very easily

@zachofall

2 жыл бұрын

All balls seals

Dear sir I very much like your videos I saw you have very unusual crash bar set up. Would you be able to please make an overview of how you made it and why it works for you? Thanks

Do you still like the spring upgrade or are you tempted to get the cartridge for upgrades also?

Great video. How did the new springs work for you?

@mainstreammoto4856

3 жыл бұрын

I'm very happy with them! It would be one of the first upgrades I would do if I got a new V-Strom!

Thanks

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How did you alligned the handlebars after all this?

my only question is how do we know that the front wheel became aligned with the handlebar? it it aligns automatically even if the forks where twisted during fork service?

Thank you so much for the video. I have the exact year and model. I was wondering if you can provide a link to all the parts you used for this video? I am having hard time to find the seals and the spring

@mainstreammoto4856

2 жыл бұрын

Fork seals www.amazon.com/All-Balls-Suzuki-V-Strom-2004-2009/dp/B07SJVFLLB/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=2008+dl650+vstrom+fork+seals&qid=1632759238&sr=1-1-catcorr&vehicle=2008-1-17291-20-----14124------1&vehicleName=2008+Suzuki+DL650+V-Strom Springs www.amazon.com/Progressive-Suspension-11-1533-Rate-Spring/dp/B00383VF8M/ref=sr_1_10?dchild=1&keywords=2008+dl650+vstrom+progressive+springs&qid=1632759407&sr=8-10

omg and you undone the fork caps with the pinch bolt tight !!!!

@mainstreammoto4856

4 жыл бұрын

And you feel this is wrong?....

@mechanick1000

4 жыл бұрын

Mainstream Moto defo as the clamp holds the cap tight in the tube if you loosen the top clamp bolt the cap come undone easy

@mainstreammoto4856

4 жыл бұрын

@@mechanick1000 I can see how that would be easier! Thanks for the tip!

@mechanick1000

4 жыл бұрын

Mainstream Moto your very welcome my friend

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I'm curious about the bottle jack under the bike, it didn't hurt the skid plate at all? Can you share where you got the seals?

Hmmm I should bring you mine to do! :)

Pvc spacer ? What about the life time of this material in oil ?

Ola,o espaçador de PVC funcionou bem? existe um ruido dentro desta peça muito ruim...

09:45 would it be possible to skip this step until the forks are back in place on the motorcycle? I mean torquing them down gently but firmly by hand and once the forks can't move around anymore use the torque wrench. I don't have a vice, that's why I'm asking.

Good job, but why did you put pressure on the bike several times?

@mainstreammoto4856

4 жыл бұрын

Because of the play in the fork shown at 14:58, you want the fork to find its natural resting place. If the fork is tweaked one way or the other it will cause binding when compressed. Working the shock before clamping down the pinch bolt solves this problem.

Thanks for sharing. Do you have any knowledge of how this may differ on a 2014?

@mainstreammoto4856

2 жыл бұрын

I don't, but I would imagine that they are very similar if not the exact same. Assembling in reverse order of disassembly will still work! Taking notes or even setting up a camera is always useful for reference.

wieviel öl hast du eingefüllt in dengabelholm?how much fork oil did you fill per spar and how the feather rum. bought hyperpro progressively, got the same machine as you but with abs from 2009

@mainstreammoto4856

4 жыл бұрын

18.5oz or 143mm down from the top. 9:58 - 10:26 of the video. The manual for my 2008 says 143mm down from the top. I'm not sure if the 2009 is the same but I would bet that it is.

Do I have to take off the bottom? or can I just put new oil in it- stroke a few times then replace?

@mainstreammoto4856

5 жыл бұрын

I don't believe that all of the oil can be removed from the fork without taking it apart. Oil will get stuck around the bottom-out cone and when tipping it upside down oil will get stuck between the stanchion and the fork lower. It wont be much oil tho. The forks can get kinda nasty inside over time as well so taking it completely apart and giving it a good cleaning has it's benefits. Your choice! Here's something to check to help with your decision...look at the color of the fork oil when you dump it out. If it's gray, then the seals are bad and should be replaced. (Gray color is a sign that water has gotten in past the seal.) If it's more of a black (like normal looking used oil) then the seals are probably fine. Then go from there with what you want to do. Hope this helps! Let me know if I can help with anything else!

so @4:20 you show the cap coming right off, mine is attached to a rod, missed a step?

Thanks for tips. I just watched another vid where the guy didn't bother with the fairing, just reach up to get to clamps, is there a reason you took fairing off?

@mainstreammoto4856

4 жыл бұрын

I took off the fairing mostly for the sake of the video, so that things were more visible to the viewers. I prefer to have as much out of my way as I can, and since they are taken off easily I figured, why not. Certainly no need to take them off to get the job done other than preference.

@timmytool1231

4 жыл бұрын

@@mainstreammoto4856 Thanks much for a great vid, will have it on my laptop pausing where needed, mine is a 2008 as well, I bought the exact set of springs and oil should be here next week. My springs are shot and I have a bad leak on one side.

@mainstreammoto4856

4 жыл бұрын

@@timmytool1231 Nice! You'll like those springs! It would have been one of my first upgrades if I had known what a difference they made.

If I can rebuild a 360 V8 I should be able to tackle this so I guess I’m doing mine. Thanks for sharing your video.

Complimenti per l'ottimo video , veramente dettagliato come si deve , lo seguirò per eseguire lo stesso lavoro , solo una domanda : quanto olio ci va per ogni forcella ? grazie buona serata .

@mainstreammoto4856

3 жыл бұрын

18.5 oz per fork or 143mm down from the top of the fork without the spring. 10:00

@filippozanolli6979

3 жыл бұрын

@@mainstreammoto4856 thankyou very much ;-)

@filippozanolli6979

3 жыл бұрын

@@mainstreammoto4856 una volta disassemblata la forcella e svuotato l'olio , con che prodotto hai eseguito la pulizia ?

@mainstreammoto4856

3 жыл бұрын

​@@filippozanolli6979 I used Brake Parts Cleaner. You can also use Isopropyl Alcohol.

@filippozanolli6979

3 жыл бұрын

@@mainstreammoto4856 oooook

I disagree with you on not loosing the top pinch bolts when loosing the fork caps. If you don't loosen the top pinch bolts there is some added difficulty in removing the caps. Leave the lower pinch bolts tight.

@mainstreammoto4856

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't say we disagree... Just an oversight on my part! Good advice! Thank you!

oil 5W, 10W or 15W???

@mainstreammoto4856

5 жыл бұрын

10W

The manual talks about using 2 special Suzuki tools to remove the damper rod bolt, but I don't see you use them, and I haven't seen them used in other videos either. What gives?

4:39 I decided to do the fork service . that is some black stanky oil

Was there a big difference with the new spring?

@mainstreammoto4856

5 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah! They are much stiffer. Made more of a difference than the rear spring. For the $100 or so, it's a great upgrade. I would have changed them sooner if I'd known.

@toby7504

5 жыл бұрын

@@mainstreammoto4856 guess l have to do an upgrade then

@mainstreammoto4856

5 жыл бұрын

@@toby7504 Nice! What are you riding?

@toby7504

5 жыл бұрын

@@mainstreammoto4856 04mod dl650... Serious crashbars on that bike of yours...

@mainstreammoto4856

5 жыл бұрын

@@toby7504 Yeah I built those for doing some trail riding. Didn't want to beat up the bike too much if I dropped it a bunch. They were kind of a prototype idea. I'd like to rebuild them with some round tubing to match the Givi bars a bit better

why did you take all the plastics off ? theres no need

@jimbolen6364

4 жыл бұрын

I was wondering the same thing!

That zip lock bag is pretty igneous.

I can't believe progressive springs$$ uses a plastic-pvc spacer

@mainstreammoto4856

4 жыл бұрын

I felt the same way and thought about making my own out of some other material. But, when giving it some more thought... pvc is really a great material to use. Light weight, non-abrasive, non-corrosive, strong...enough, wont oxidize like aluminum. The benefits outweigh the negatives really. I hear ya tho, it seems a bit wrong initially.

@vstrom9586

4 жыл бұрын

@@mainstreammoto4856 True enough

Only thing he did wrong was put the spring back in the wrong way!!. Tight wound part of spring goes to bottom.

@mainstreammoto4856

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment. At 8:37 I put a caption explaining that the tighter coils go down on final install. At 10:28 I refer to the manual and clearly explain the proper installation.

@peterwilks6285

3 жыл бұрын

@@mainstreammoto4856 Thanks I was too hasty!. Great videos you do for the Vstrom . Much appreciated.

Very good instructional video, but please avoid using constant music. That whistling song is really annoying.

Did you seriously use a PVC spacer instead of mild steel tube you can't be serious man

no need for a soundtrack, let's just concentrate on what you are saying.