loosened and the lower pinch bolts still tight, undo the fork cap. It's easier to do it now than later once the forks are off the bike.4 Undo the lower pinch bolts and slide the fork legs down and out, one at a time. Make sure the calipers are supported

lubricant such as copper grease, brake paste (if you can get hold of it), a bungee cord and an old toothbrush.There are two types of caliper found on bikes these days: opposed piston and sliding pin. Opposed piston calipers have hydraulically operated

it paying particular attention to the pistons before you slide them back into the calipers. If you don’t clean the pistons first, there’s a strong chance that you’ll drag dirt in with the piston and damage the seals. Take your time here and exercise plenty

check them as the rocker adjustment screw has a self aligning swivel pad on the end and it rocks when you try and slide a feeler gauge in position.Just undo the lock nut (10mm), screw the adjuster screw well out then position the feeler gauge (0.15mm

. There's about 1mm of material left on these pads. We were just in time.6. These are the exposed caliper pistons  It's a sliding pin caliper, so access is good. Opposed piston calipers found on sportsbikes can be tricky to get at.7. Use brake cleaner

1 Use a Vernier gauge - or 'very near' gauge, as wry workshop types refer to them, to measure disc and rim runout. A small amount of runout - 2mm for discs, 4mm for wheels - should be okay, more isn't.2 Check lockstops for damage. If the front end

pinch bolts and gently slide the fork out.Refitting is simply a reversal of removal. Slide each fork up through the bottom yoke, then the handlebar and finally up through the top yoke, making sure all cables and wiring are properly routed. Set the fork

work top and prepare to attack. First up give the carb a clean all over then check the movement of the slide to see it's not sticky.6 Assuming you have a CV carb undo the screws holding the hard plastic top on and carefully remove the rubber

smash.Check the underside of the front brake calipers. If there are signs of damage or impact it's important to make sure the sliding pins are not bent. This can be quite common on SV650s. You can't replace just the sliding pin, instead a new caliper

here! Once the first bearing is out, the spacer tube will slide out making it dead easy to flip the wheel over and knock the other bearing out.Step 4With both bearings out, give the hub and bearing spacer tube a really good clean, getting rid of any old