Delboy's Garage, Quick and Easy Motorcycle Fork Alignment .
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- Опубліковано 3 сер 2017
- A quick, simple method of aligning forks, first time, every time.
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Three years ago I tweaked my forks riding off-road in Moab Utah (a little bit of rain turned the red dust to slimy, slippery goo). It was 102 degrees and I stopped in a MacDonald's parking lot under a tree with the only shade in town, borrowed my girlfriend's iPad, reviewed your first Fork Alignment video and worked the Delboy Magic. I always meant to thank you for that and I figure - since this video is even better - than only never is too late. So...thanks!
hell yeah, this!! I've had the iPad out watching his videos getting me out of a pickle 😊
Hi Mike. May I ask how did you stabilize the rear tire?
Currently watching this after a bad crash in Moab lol broken wrist and twisted fork. This video is going to get me back on the bike in a few weeks. Thanks!
High sided my bike on the way to work in the wet this morning. Having never had to realign forks this has been a massive help to fixing the bike.
Sorry to hear that mate, i hope you weren't hurt.. and hope you can get it all fixed up soon... Ride safe mate.
You ARE the perfectionist mechanic. Thank you for helping. Check rear wheel alignment first (not many people know that) then do the front later. You just remind me that I did Thrust Angle 4 Wheel Alignment for a living. Now I am retired and missed my workplace so much, 48 years, and love it. God Bless America.
Wow, what a wonderful career, you must be very proud of such an achievement... sometimes what we miss I think is the workplace banter, specially in garages... Thank you for your kind words, really appreciate that.
Thanks for this video. Just watched all :) fork alignment videos on youtube. This is my choice. Most others don't seem to know what the hell they are talking about.
Thanks mate. Glad it was helpful!
Stern from South Africa. This is how to explain. Well done.
Thank you for your kind support My Broer.. from a fellow SAFFA .!
Awesome! Hopefully your video will get my Vulcan 750 realigned! Thanks
Good luck!
Thanks. You have given me confidence that I straightend my forks properly.
I had my front off my vfr800 crossunner last week, thought i had everything straight when reassembled, but i now get a weave down the road, going to try this now and see if it helps. I watched this when you first posted it. Lets hope this gets that confident feeling back!
Delboy.. I am VERY late to comment but I have watched you over a fair few years now. I always enjoy and respect your content. This Fork alignment video was just what I needed for my 2007 Suzuki GSX1400 after I had replaced the fork oil and greased the head bearings..
I see you now own one of these BRILLIANT machines..
These are truly a hidden gem of bikes..
In the last 7 years (since i got back into Biking) I have owned 13 Bikes!! For all around every day use the GSX1400 suits me perfectly.. I describe it to my mates as a "Gentle Giant"
Please DO keep up the good work sir..
Very best wishes from Lancashire.
Thank you so much for your kind message Simon, You are right, i can't believe what a gentle giant these bikes aye, so easy to ride every day and in any situation, what a perfect description of them..!
We're glad the videos can help you out, and really appreciate your support.. take care and stay safe mate.. D&Px
I bought a new bike and when I rode it away from the showroom I thought It wasn't straight and just got used to it. So I had a look like you explained on the Busa and the forks weren't aligned. I've now gone through this procedure and all looks good. It turns out the handlebars weren't centered either! Looking forward to trying it out now once this lockdown is over. Thanks for these vids well presented, to the point and well explained.
Thank Chris, glad you enjoyed it and that it helped you out mate.. Keep safe and well, lets hope this will be over soon aye.
@@Moonfleet41 Lets hope so. I think we have a few weeks to go though.
Thirty years of doing it the wrong way on my Norton Commando. Thank You Delboy. Your videos are undeniably the best.
Wow, thanks, most welcome Sir.
The way u hv explained... Its awesome... A basketful tnxxxx to you!
Most welcome 😊
Thank you very much man I'm doing it tomorrow
Excellent! Thank you for posting. Now I hope that will finally take care of my Yamaha TW200 alignment problem.
Good luck!
I usually dont press like on a lot of videos on youtube mearly due to the fact that im lazy, but this one my friend is worthy. Thank you so much for your time and effort to show us your technique.
Thanks mate. Glad you liked it!
Great demonstration. Thanks
Straight layman's talking thank you for this advice
Just getting back into bikes, was gonna call for someone to repair mine but I figured... why don't I actually LEARN and PROPERLY look after my own bike. Thanks for making it so easy for the rookies
Most welcome Aaron, glad it could help you... and we aprpeciate your support!
man I love your videos, as a bonus you look like my brother that died decades ago in a motorcycle crash so its like I get to see him again everytime i watch one of your videos :-)
Really enjoy how complete your videos are and your kind and supportive nature as well,
Stay safe out there my friend, and thanks for the hard work to benefit the bike community
Billy first can i say how sorry i am to hear about your Brother Sir, and it is an honour that I'm able to bring those good memories back to you. Thank you for your kind and generous words about the videos, we're glad you enjoy them.. and can i also say that you have one Beautiful Heritage there my friend, that is so pristine and with the style you've chosen it looks almost Razza Style, but classy because it's not so radical.. Congratulations on a perfect result... Take care and keep safe sir. Del.
@@Moonfleet41 Thanks so much Del :-) The Heritage is my last bike, almost got it where I want it. Planning on putting on a Darkhorse comp eliminator and Baker primary chain tensioner, as well as a Thundermax ECM and some Big City Thunder baffles and the rest is just odds n ends. I saw your last video on adjusting the forks, and need to do that on my bike, this video is about as complete as you can get. I know how hard it is to shoot and edit these videos and sincerely appreciate you sharing your great knowledge with us my friend, your detailed explanations are amazing. Thanks again, for the kind words
@@BillyBlaze7 Most welcome Sir... Ride safe and stay in touch.. 🙂
You make it look so easy and understandable
Liked the video. Came off my Honda cbf250 into a ditch. Fortunately, It was low speed. So need to do exactly what you've demonstrated here. Thank you so much.
Sorry to hear that Craig, hope you weren't injured... I guess that's what CRF's are for, having fun in the dirt! Glad the video could help, ride safe mate.
Wow, this is probably the best front end alignment tutorial I’ve ever seen. I’ve been working on motorcycles for a long time and I’m always looking to learn. Great tutorial.
Delboy is my first "go to" choice for any DIY motorcycle job! Very detailed and thorough, so you get it right the 1st time and save a $$$ trip to a dealership.
Brought my new second hand bike to my mechanic today and mentioned that the steering felt off and that I was like slightly counter steering it - he said it could be the tires - right 😱. Thanks for a super video, I am now armed with some knowledge and I don’t feel like a twat
Thanks it worked for me
This is exactly what I needed. I've just serviced the steering head bearings and fork seals and things were out of alignment. Thanks so much!
Glad it helped!
Im glad i watched this before takling changing forks
thanks, just what I was looking for
I just fixed my front fork alignment with your video after another video ruined it. The key was the bolt order, the top center bolt really made a difference. Thanks!!
Most welcome mate. Glad it helped!
Awesome! I'll be bolting my forks back on this weekend and this update comes at the perfect time!!
Best maintenance video ive watched yet! Thanks, perfect amount of information we need.
Very respectable mechanic, has helped me personally with my fork alignment without even knowing me :) Top man
From K...
You're welcome K, and once again, good luck with it!
I'm sure he was only using the calipers that way so people didn't get confused but I really wanted him to flip them around and use the depth gauge! Awesome tutorial, thanks so much, I plan on doing this this afternoon. I appreciate how you explained it so that it could relate to most motorcycles, not just one specific model like some videos do.
Thinking the same thing 😂
Still great video though 👍
Hey Del and Penny, great video and a solid follow up to the first fork alignment piece. Thanks!
Thanks.
I have a 2001 Fazer 1000 that came back from a Yamaha dealer after having new tyres fitted and it was immediately obvious on the ride home that the forks were skewed.
I have watched many videos on how to correct this and this is the only one that worked for me.
It's not just the position of the handlebars but the efficiency of the front brakes.
Thanks again 🙂
Glad it helped, you're most welcome!
Thank's so much for this Del, My son came off his bike and was saying it felt like it was pulling to one side. He asked the garage and they couldn't get it in for a week. We thought what's the harm in youtubing it, to happily find your very well explained video. Simple to do and he's more than happy as it's saved him a few quid too
Nice one buddy, glad the video could help, and keep your son safe on the road, we hope he wasn't hurt in the spill? Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated.
@@Moonfleet41 luckily not, had only been 2 mins out the house, he hit the break as someone pulled out on him and the back wheel just went from under him. Slight bruise on the knee, nothing too bad
@@snowbos Thats good news at least, Glad it was minimal and no real harm done.. Ride safe buddy, and have a good week.
nah mate thats the most complete learning video about this topic that ive ever seen. Thank you! my job will become way easier
Watched this and did it. Bike is a 1982 Suzuki GS550L. Bike would "wander or wallow" slowly when riding in a straight line. Could not keep the bike straight. Not a high speed shimmy but at any speed from 15 mph on up it would "fall off" to the right then correct and do it over and over. This absolutely took care of the issue no doubt about it. Thanks for a well done video.
Thanks from India
Magic del boy, i knee how to ruffly real8gb the forks, but your video, may it 100 times easy. Just aligned my forks and the bike feels amazing. Been watching all your videos. Absolutely great!
Thanks mate, appreciate your kind feedback!
@@Moonfleet41 no problem del, thanks for taking the time to making the excellent vids there great
My Honda CB500S went down on its left hand side and slid about 10 yards, cracking the stator case in the process, fixed that issue and put new X ring chain and sprockets on, but when test riding; the bike wanted to go left a lot and i had to constantly adjust the handlebars to stop the pull effect. Not a chance I would have ridden it in that state, far too unsafe - turns out it was twisted forks, this video does the trick. I have also had garages tell me that it can be done by holding the front wheel between your legs, tightly, and adjusting the handlebars as you would a childs pushbike. Essentially they told me twisted forks is a misaligned front wheel. May need to make slight adjustments while eyeing it from the front, but it does work
Worked like a charm!!! No more pulling. Much obliged!
Thank you for your help. The forks are perfect now. Cheers,
Glad it helped!
@@Moonfleet41 Please if you can keep it up.
Great tutorial for us hobbyist mechanics, Thanks!.
I've literally just watched your old vid of this on your Busa, then this pops up. Timewarp baby!!
Thank you for this from Durban South Africa Kwa Zulu Natal
Most welcome Shaun, im glad to help.. specially being a SAFFA myself, and not only that, Mandini and Balito was my home as a child !
Fork alignment sorted... best mechanical video ever... just ‘Jap’ it up !
Excellent thanks
Thanks. Now my bike is fine agan😊🙌
These vids have giving me the confidence to work on my bikes and save me money
Glad you enjoy and they can help you Ronain, ride safe...
u just saved my life, time and money!!! thanks !!!!
Thanks, I'll follow your lead. much appreciated.
Your videos are fantastic. I’ve learned a lot from you. Nice to hear very thorough common sense information. Thank you!
Thanks you. I appreciate that!
Thank you for this! I have to do this on my bike before the season and I went to a shop! The mechanic told me how to do it but didn't mention some of the things you did. I appreciate the visual!!!
Oh I love the interweb sometimes. Thank you so much for this, dropped my bike and thought it was only the bars but still didn't feel right. Now I know it was bars and this. Will fix this afternoon. Once again thanks for taking the time to film, produce and upload, bloody awesome.
Oh man I’m glad I saw this. You just saved me a lot of money I didn’t have. I’m not a bike mechanic but I’ve managed to do my own clutch and other more simple stuff but I was at my wits end with these forks. Seriously THANK YOU!
Thank you Delboy you're a legend. After riding the ruttiest of byways and ditching my Tenere 700 3 times, the forks were way out. They're now perfectly straight after your A class tuition.
Most welcome Tommy, glad it helped you out mate.
Thanks Delboy!
I just performed this operation this morning on my CBR400RR.
It worked like a dream and the bike is running true and so much better now 👍👍
you exsplane everything better than anyone ive found here in the states.
You are the best.
Can't tell how gratefull i am you made this video,thanks so much,you saved my ass,i tought after a crash my bike was totaled,aligned the fork exactly after watching your video 2 times in a row and found that the problem was the handlebars and it's actually rideable.I'm looking for new ones to buy soon.THANK YOU SIR !
Most welcome mate, we're glad the video helped you, good luck with your restoration on the bike, and we do hope you weren't hurt in your crash, ride safe.
Thank you so much!!! I'm rebuilding my 95 Honda Pacific Coast front end, and this video is what I'm going to follow to align my front end!
Excellent video on the perfect subject I'm having an issue with on my son's Indian Cheiftan Limited.
I've never seen an alignment done this way and I've been riding and doing my own maintenance for 42 years. I can't wait to try this method.
Thank You,
Ric
If you are using calipers to measure the distance, you can you the tail of caliper as a depth gauge from the end of the swingarm to the alignment plate.
Worked like a charm!!! No more veering to the left, thank you so much.......
Glad it helped!
Good video Delboy, when working with spanners over the fuel tank I would advise that you protect the tank with a very thick cloth. nothing pisses you off more than dropping a large spanner on a BEAUTIFULy painted fuel tank. Cheers
Thank you sir for showing such a wonderful and helpful video 👍🙂
You are most welcome Sir. Nice of you to say.
Excellent video/instruction, much appreciated
Glad you enjoyed it
I honestly thought my forks we're bent because i was not aware you could knock the front end out of line and then i chanced upon this Tutorial and thought i would try it so i followed it word for word on my bandit 1200 k3 and Wow,,all fixed and back in a straight line,Cheers mate,great tutorial
Nice going Shane, glad it helped you mate..
I learned something new and actually enjoyed the video. Good presentation.
Just cruising through learning what I can.
Nice presentation, easy to follow, great knowledge base.
Thanks for taking the time to teach.
Ride strong my friend.
Thank you Adam, that's really kind... am glad the videos can help you out, always helps to see things done in real time aye?!
Perfect job mate, very well explained. Great video work.
I know this video is 4 years old, but I saw you use your measuring caliper in a weird way when aligning the rear wheel. You can use the thin part coming out at the back as well to measure depth of holes for example. Now you were eye balling the 2 teeth to the end on the swing arm and the block, turn the caliper around, flat surface it to swing arm then open up the caliper until the piece shoving out hit the axle block for precise measurement. Thanks for the video, had a gap at my front spacer after installing new fork seals, thought one of the tunes was bent, didn't know about the alignment.grts
Ahh... The wealth of knowledge! Thanks Del for again teaching me something I didn't know I wanted to know. Next time I need to do it I will be armed with the knowledge! Keep up the great videos!
Thanks Donald, simple stuff aye? Stick it in your saved box for some day when you need it !
Great video, just done it on my gsxr after someone tried to snap the stearing lock. Feels so much better now, thanks fella
Awesome video, super thorough and really useful! Thanks a ton for posting!
Loved your bandit videos and now you have the big yam in the stable happy days 😀 cracking bike.
I have a 2006 boulevard c50, very helpful and fun. Especially the 'mouth to bike CPR'
such a good detailed video, very good in depth explaining, you know what you’re talking about and make it clear what to and what not to do
Thanks mate, simple stuff, you're too kind... but glad it helped !
I was ready to bring my bike to a shop, convinced that this was something requiring the weight being taken completely off the front wheel. Now I just hope it's actually twisted forks and not bent!
Unless your front end has had a significant frontal impact, they are very unlikely to be bent, Good luck, hope it's all ok.
I see! This is the correct way to do front forks alignment. My 2010 FZ1S and 2012 GSXR1000L2 are both out of alignment. I am going to try it out. Thanks. Your video is very informative.
Thanks buddy, glad you've found the videos useful, let us know how you get on with the results!
Today I tried it on the Gixer. I put the bike on a swing arm stand. Then I aligned the rear wheel axle first by using vernier caliper. After that I just follow your instructions by releasing all the required nuts from top to bottom inclusive of the brake calipers ones. I released the upper triple tree clamp nut by at least one turn, is that enough? I go on top the bike and pump the upper triple tree like you did. That was scary because there was once the bike moved forward! I should have cable tied the brake lever. Fortunately my friend was behind and he hold onto the swing arm stand. After that I tighten all nuts back from top to bottom 3 times using low mid and high strength. The results is still not perfect but there is improvement. Should I do it again? Anything I need to take note?
Tanx bro god bless...
I have never done any of this before but it sounds like a great quick and easy method to use judging off the positive comments.
Brilliant and well explained, thank you.
Excellent explanation at exactly the right pace. That's a cool bike too. Looks like it will rip!
Very helpful and informative video as expected, I swear you’ve saved me so much money over the years 😂 keep it up mate
Absolutely superb video. Nice clear instructions, no intrusive music, easy to watch. Anyone can follow this stuff. Top job. Fabulous workshop too.
Thank you Steve. Glad you enjoyed it!
Appreciate this. Last year I replaced my steering head bearings and was not aware of the proper way to align front forks when I reassembled everything. It's been feeling unstable going down the highway and recently a friend following me on his bike told me he could tell I was out of alignment. Hopefully this takes care of it.
Sure thing, make sure you check rear wheel alignment in the swing arm as well, as they both contribute to overall alignment!
@@Moonfleet41 I couldn't check the swing arm with your method as the design is different between the axle and swing arm. So instead I measured from the center of the axle bolt to the center of the swing arm bolt on both sides. It's right on as far as I can tell, probably within a millimeter (hard to tell exactly because I would have to bend the tape measure around some things). Another thing I discovered) is that when I raised my forks 1 inch to lower the suspension, one fork was sticking up about a millimeter higher than the other one. So I adjusted those to match. I still need to test drive it. Even if not perfect, it's got to be better than it was.
I dump my 6r a few years back a and swore I bent my triple. I'm gonna give this a go and hopefully it works. Appreciate the knowledge
howd it go?
Yeah, was it ok after all???
Excellent description, thank you so much.
Hands up those who want to see this beauty blasting down a road ... at the speed limit of course ! lol
This is a very cool bike you've got yourself here buddy. I'm very interested in LED indicators and headlights but I'm not sure how they are installed. I've seen aftermarket kit which looks fantastic but i'm totally clueless of how to make it work as it should. Looking forward to learning just how it should be done.
Cheers
That's handy mate, next video I am gonna sort out the flast blinking indicators, it's a really simply fix with a couple of resistors, but then she's off for a few days to have a new exhaust created, a new set of headers and a 10" open outlet pipe, it's gonna be a proper screamer ! I will do a ride video once all the work's done, gonna re-gear it, change the shocks and a re-paint, then it'll be ready !
Outstanding as usual. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you.
Thank you for the great videos . I still refer to all the ones you did on changing oil and brake fluid on the Harley . They have really helped me to service my bike on my own plus saved me alot of money .
Thank you for your kind feedback, im glad you enjoy the videos and can use them too..
Did the same procedure on my Honda shine sp and completed the fork alignment successfully rectified the wobbling issue thank you so much for the video as am Daily office commuter which was a huge problem for me tried everyone starting from local mechanics as well as bike show room mechanics none rectified it, I did on my own
I tried the same but no success.can you explain the way you did according to this video? Mine is having a slight tilt towards the right in the handle bar.
@@Krishna6300 name of your bike
@@raghavrahul3659 hunk
Very informative Del, another school day.
Thanks
Brilliant explanation, thank you very much.
Great video. Thanks.
Clear explanation. Job well done. Thanks for the vid.
Another top vid. So useful for many I'm sure. Cheers.
Thank you!!! Fixed me right up...
Great vid, you explain and demonstrate together really nice.
good vids del.ive been riding and working on my bikes 30years and ive learnt a few things,specially about harleys.didnt have a clue about them as its my first one.youre helping a lot of people save money and enjoy their bikes.you actually make sense and easy to understand.thanks
Cheers John, glad it can reach out to you buddy, it's always good to share knowledge aye?? Appreciate your kind comments...
Good Video. Clear instructions
Many thanks for your time making the updated video.
This is one of those easy jobs that i used to get stressed about if, what, how? New riders please pay attention, easy means if you feel confident in your own abilities as Del says often. You can save a fortune, listen to Del. :-)
Thanks buddy, very kind of you, and glad the videos help you out !