chrome lowers

You can do it if you can turn a wrench and have the tools and patience to do it right.

I would suggest you buy a SM for the bike, and get the parts manual as well in case you break something and need the part number.

You will need

Socket set SAE and Metric (Brake bolts at 10MM Metric)
Allen socket or wrenches

Hand wrenchs
Floor Jack (Sears has a good one)

Fork oil from HD
New Lower Fork Seals HD
Upper tube Seals HD
Hammer dead blow or rubber
pvc pipe



Jack the bike up and tie it down

Remove Handlebars and lay over tank on a towel
Loosen but don't remove the upper fork nuts on triple trees (you need a large socket for this) You can use an open in adjustable but it can slip and damage the chrome but you wont' have to take off the bars. your call

Put bike on jack and tie down take it up just to be straight up with wheels still on the ground.

Remove Seat
Remove front and rear tank bolts,
Slide tank back about 4 inches max
Disconnect headlight connector on left side of frame under front edge of tank
Remove Headlight bolt,
remove headlight assembly
Remove upper fork tins front and rear
Remove Front Brake caliper
On the bottom of the forks inside is an allen bolt that you have to get out and you'll need a long allen to fit and a big wrench to turn or an impact, prefer a longer wrench
Remove Front Axle
Remove lower drain plug on forks (one at a time) Drain them into a container



Jack up bike to get wheel out
Remove front fender

Now loosen the clamp bolts on the front of the lower fork, one side at a time
This will release pressure on the fork. Remove the upper cap
Slide Fork down and out of triple trees

You can keep the forks in the lower trees and loosen the upper cap on the upper fork let the lower triple tree clamp hold the fork in place, make sure the bikes secure and this will take some effort a breaker bar on the wrench is a good idea and watch the tank so you don't dent it

Watch the cap don't let it fly off over the room and get lost, and be careful you don't pinch your fingers or loose an eye

Do the other fork same way

Now remove from trees

Now remove the retaining clip on the lower forks by the seals
pop off the lowers
replace with new lowers nice shiney chrome ones

Replace the upper cow bells NOW with chrome ones the stocks won't look chrome with the lower forks on and you dont want to have to do it all over do you!

put seals in, use a PVC pipe to help force them in tapping it with a dead blow hammer.
put in retaining clip
reinstall upper fork cap and new seal

tighten lower fork allen
refill with fluids (make sure you put the drain screws back in.
Reverse the removal proceedures

Also you might consider replacing the upper tins behind the headlight because they are not chrome and will not look right with the chrome lower forks. and you don't want to do this again right? LOL

Now put it all back together

It will look good you've done the work yourself and spent the $200 on tools and a new floor lift.

Or go to the dealer give them your Visa and get some lunch come back with shiney forks.

Remove upper fork tins front and rear
Remove Front Brake caliper
On the bottom of the forks inside is an allen bolt that you have to get out and you'll need a long allen to fit and a big wrench to turn or an impact, prefer a longer wrench
Remove Front Axle
Remove lower drain plug on forks (one at a time) Drain them into a container

Whoops got a couple out of order, you need to drain the forks,
remove the axle
then remove the allen you can't get to it with the axle in.

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