Need help raising the front


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LFReason

New Member
Hi all,

So I tried lowering the front of my bike little by little but I ended up overshooting the amount of drop that I wanted. I tried to raise it back up just by pulling up on the handlebars but that didn't work.

I don't have a stand or a garage or anything and I was wondering if you guys have suggestions on how I might go about to raising the front back up again.

Thank you.
 
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cezell09

New Member
I'm not sure if it was a good idea but when I raised my bike back up I loosened it all up and just hit the top of each fork down with a rubber mallet. I finally thought of trying that after an hour of lifting and other stuff.
 
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rregal

New Member
Atv lift

If your bike is still ride able and you want help I am in Mira Mesa. I have an ATV lift that works great on the FZ6R with stock muffler. Send me a PM.
 
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yellowfz

Usually if you loosen the triple clamp bolts enough you can just grab the fork tube that goes into the triple calm and twist (like screwing it in or out) and it will move up or down depending on direction of pull or push exertion, or as the other guy said a rubber mallet works too, bike front end needs to be off ground, a floor jack and a sheet/piece of wood under the header between the jack head and header will lift it easily.
 
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LFReason

New Member
thank you

wow thank you all for your great ideas and your replies! :)

also rregal, thank you for your generous offer. i might take you up on it after i try the rubber mallet thing.

at this point, the difference between the left and right fork is too great to ride in my opinion so im going to try the mallet.
 
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LFReason

New Member
MistahT said:
Just had the same situation. I loosened bolts slowly while a friend of mine used a crowbar to push up on the bars, down on the shock
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i tried the rubber mallet thing and it didnt workout for me. i am interested in trying out your way mistahT. haha

could you please give a little bit more details on where the crowbar would be positioned? i cant visualize it in my head just yet. thank you! :)
 
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JT

Monster Member
Elite Member
LFReason said:
i tried the rubber mallet thing and it didnt workout for me. i am interested in trying out your way mistahT. haha

could you please give a little bit more details on where the crowbar would be positioned? i cant visualize it in my head just yet. thank you! :)
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use the handle bar to create leverage pushing the fork down and the bar up. works quite well.
 
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MistahT

Mistah T
Elite Member
I loosened the bolts and supported the bike from underneath. My friend up above turn the crowbar like a U. The bottom of the U sat on top of the fork (which we scratched up badly before we realized you should put carboard inbetween) and the inside of the U sat on the bar. As he put pressure on the crowbar, he pushed the bar up and the fork down simultaneously.

I want to raise the front from 1.5 to 1.0 inches next time I see him (maybe Sunday) so I'll take some pictures or video or something. 1.5 feels great but redline shifts and high speeds leave the bike a little shaky feeling, so I'm raising it back up some.
 
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yellowfz

Oh forgot to say -- if you use a wedge (have used screwdriver but not recommended) at the pinch bolt slot with the bolts loose you can easily slide the forks up or down. Use wood or plastic and wedge the slot open, forks will slide freely.
 
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yellowfz

Seriously, you don't have to use a pry bar :eek:, look at the triple clamp bolt area you will see a slit, that slit acts as the clamp to release the clamp just wedge the slit open some, I guarantee you the fork will slide up or down easily, done it thousands of times. :)
Oh man, I hate to see a bike mangled.
 
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Marthy

World Most Bad A$$ 6R
Elite Member
MistahT said:
I loosened the bolts and supported the bike from underneath. My friend up above turn the crowbar like a U. The bottom of the U sat on top of the fork (which we scratched up badly before we realized you should put carboard inbetween) and the inside of the U sat on the bar. As he put pressure on the crowbar, he pushed the bar up and the fork down simultaneously.

I want to raise the front from 1.5 to 1.0 inches next time I see him (maybe Sunday) so I'll take some pictures or video or something. 1.5 feels great but redline shifts and high speeds leave the bike a little shaky feeling, so I'm raising it back up some.
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Said it before... 1.25" is the max if you use a lowering link. 3/8" is what I use without the link. Like he said... just loosing up the pinch bolts and grab it by hand and turn a bit... you will beat the friction.

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JT

Monster Member
Elite Member
Marthy said:
Said it before... 1.25" is the max if you use a lowering link. 3/8" is what I use without the link. Like he said... just loosing up the pinch bolts and grab it by hand and turn a bit... you will beat the friction.

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I wouldn't go past 1" after goin 1.5" for a long time that's just my advice! do whatever the #^$#^% you want to do! lol (hodgetwins ref)
 
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nismos14

I'm movin on
Elite Member
I used a channel lock on the top of the fork and under the top triple. Works easily. Just put a towel on top of the fork if you don't want to scratch it.
 


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