Tuesday, January 16, 2018

1996 Porsche Bike S suspension fork rebuild, part 2

The elastomers showed up last week and I put the shocks on the 1996 Porsche Bike S back together. Below are the photos and instructions to resemble the forks.
 It's important to reference the photos taken of the elastomer stacks to resemble the forks. Just grease the elastomers and place the spacers accordingly.
 On the 1996 Bike S, you have to drop the elastomers stack from the top...
 ...then push up the lower elastomers from the bottom.
Then re install the lower fork tubes and put the tire and brakes back on. I have found it is easiest to re install the lower fork tubes by laying the bike on it's side so the elastomers do not fall off the elastomer rod.

Porsche Bike R Coast & Coast Adventure completed

With a bit of luck, last year I was able to buy a well-used 1999 Porsche Bike R. I have wanted a Porsche road bike for sometime, but they ar...