Commando_Al wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:12:To clarify...
with the front wheel off the ground, I took the lower clamp bolts out, loosened the turnsignal brackets, backed the caps out a few turns, put a block of wood on the cap and hit it with a hammer. This is usually enough. The I ditched the block of wood and hit it directly with a sledge hammer (The tubes are shot anyway) and no movement. I think they're frozen with corrosion.
i see whats wrong... remove the axle and take the wheel off,remove the forks seperately.
its hard as hell to remove it in one piece,but if u must...take the top fork nuts off and the nut that holds the triple tree top on,then with your deadblow hammer,hit the bottom of the top triple tree,up towards the sky,after a few good blows it should come off.that way the bottom triple tree,fork tubes,wheel,fender,all come of in one piece.