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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Easy way to remove Fork Guards? 10/17/11 at 11:52:02 I just got a SuperBrace and it doesn't explain how to remove the original fork guards. Before I go cuttin stuff up, I'd like to know if there's an easy way to remove them and keep them intact in case I need them later. The SuperBrace guy told me to cut em off with a bone saw..
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Re: Easy way to remove Fork Guards?
Reply #1 - 10/17/11 at 12:45:51

Built2Last wrote on 10/17/11 at 11:52:02:

I just got a SuperBrace and it doesn't explain how to remove the original fork guards. Before I go cuttin stuff up, I'd like to know if there's an easy way to remove them and keep them intact in case I need them later. The SuperBrace guy told me to cut em off with a bone saw.. Cheesy

How many miles are on the front fork seals?

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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: Easy way to remove Fork Guards? Reply #2 - 10/17/11 at 12:48:35 Slightly over 8k..
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Boule’tard Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Master of the Obvious Posts: 1620 Austin TX Gender:	Re: Easy way to remove Fork Guards? Reply #3 - 10/17/11 at 12:50:42 Kimchris1 did a tech thread on how to cut them off with a utility knife without scratching the fork legs. If you want to salvage the guards, use a small piece of wood as a punch. Tap upward on them and work your way around.. they will come up and off in one piece.
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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: Easy way to remove Fork Guards? Reply #4 - 10/17/11 at 12:51:19 Screw it.. I don't have a stand to even take the front wheel off.. bone saw it is... unless there's a way to pop the guards up over the seal and onto the thinner part of the fork then cut with plastic clippers... hmm
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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: Easy way to remove Fork Guards? Reply #5 - 10/17/11 at 12:52:45 Boule’tard wrote on 10/17/11 at 12:50:42: Kimchris1 did a tech thread on how to cut them off with a utility knife without scratching the fork legs. I remember seeing that thread, but couldn't find it in the tech section, could ya point me to it if you have it handy?
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Boule’tard Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Master of the Obvious Posts: 1620 Austin TX Gender:	Re: Easy way to remove Fork Guards? Reply #6 - 10/17/11 at 12:57:19 Yeah here it is.. http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1294807213
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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: Easy way to remove Fork Guards? Reply #7 - 10/17/11 at 13:51:15 Once again I'm searching for "fork guard" in the tech section and it's under "fork protectors" and not under the front suspension category.. lol Thanks for the link!
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Easy way to remove Fork Guards? Reply #8 - 10/17/11 at 13:56:54 A skinny wood chisel works great, just dont go crazy with the hammer.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Easy way to remove Fork Guards? Reply #9 - 10/17/11 at 14:17:44 I cut mine with a utility knife very careful.I didn't try to save them.
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Re: Easy way to remove Fork Guards?
Reply #10 - 10/17/11 at 14:32:00

Get a piece of wood (6" hunk of 2x4 will work fine) and a hammer. Use 2x4 & hammer to tap raised section of guard sideways or radially or whatever that is to loosen it. Then, working front & back, front & back, use 2x4 & hammer to push guard UP until it's entirely off the lower. Then you can cut it off with a pair of household Fiskar scissors or whatever. No lifting, no scratching, no cursing. And yer gonna love the brace.

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Built2Last Serious Thumper Offline Tempt Fate Posts: 1447 FTF Gender:	Re: Easy way to remove Fork Guards? Reply #11 - 10/17/11 at 14:55:11 So many ways... I think I might try using my rubber mallet instead of a piece of wood and tap that with a steel hammer.. if that doesn't work I'm just gonna try the exacto knife method, I'm better with a blade then a hammer..
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Easy way to remove Fork Guards? Reply #12 - 10/17/11 at 14:59:04 Be careful w/ the X-acto, I pushed too hard once & broke a blade, the resulting Free Motion when the blade broke raked my thumb across the part that was sticking out of what I was cutting.. 4 stitches later I was headed home,.
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Re: Easy way to remove Fork Guards?
Reply #13 - 10/17/11 at 15:10:41

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 10/17/11 at 14:59:04:

Be careful w/ the X-acto, I pushed too hard once & broke a blade, the resulting Free Motion when the blade broke raked my thumb across the part that was sticking out of what I was cutting.. 4 stitches later I was headed home,.

I'll have the tip of the blade barely peekin out so I don't scratch my forks.. waitin on the freakin torque wrench to get here..

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Re: Easy way to remove Fork Guards?
Reply #14 - 10/17/11 at 15:19:43

Arizuno wrote on 10/17/11 at 14:32:00:

Get a piece of wood (6" hunk of 2x4 will work fine) and a hammer. Use 2x4 & hammer to tap raised section of guard sideways or radially or whatever that is to loosen it. Then, working front & back, front & back, use 2x4 & hammer to push guard UP until it's entirely off the lower. Then you can cut it off with a pair of household Fiskar scissors or whatever. No lifting, no scratching, no cursing. And yer gonna love the brace.

+1 It is soooo much easier and only takes a couple of minutes.

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