I know many bikers can relate to the nostalgic love I have for the classic sports tourers, and particularly for this model - the Triumph Sprint ST 955i from the early 2000's. For me, a masterpiece from an era when sport-touring bikes had soul. You probably have your own bikes that give you this feeling, but this one does it for me.... I was lucky enough to find this bike for sale in Brisbane in late 2024, a bit worse for the wear, but still worth renewing.
In this final of the set-of-three fork-related videos (video 2c), I reassemble the forks that I have inspected and repaired, renewing consumables like oil seals and dust covers, crush washers, O-rings and fork oil enroute. This is the final of this set of 3 covering my experiences in reconditioning the forks of this bike. Following reassembly, I detail reinstallation of the forks onto the bike, before outlining how I go about the critical final step of full realignment of the front end - essential after forks have been off the bike and re-installed.
My aim for this entire project is admittedly a lofty one..... turning this bike into one not dissimilar to the one that rolled off the Hinckley production line back in 2001. That's my dream or goal, anyway. Wish me luck!
I have broken theses videos up into chapters, for ease of navigation, and so anyone can skip stuff they are not interested in.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction to reassembly of the fork components
0:32 Install damper rod into fork tube
1:41 Install fork tube into slider
4:13 Install top bush
6:50 Install oil seal
9:21 Replace retaining clip above oil seal
9:58 Install dust cover
11:30 Measure and replace fork oil
15:53 Install main spring, seat, spacer and top-bolt
20:03 Reinstallation of forks onto bike
25:18 Reinstall front wheel
28:42 Process for realigning front end
38:54 Summary