Will hanging my HT upside down from the rafters screw up the fork?
Anybody? Bueller, Bueller...
Anybody? Bueller, Bueller...
Hanging upside down?
- Thread starter JohnE
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Hmmmm - I've been told to store my fox vanilla upside down because its good for the seals. I pretty much always do as I'm told.
Well unfortunately yes. Both aluminum and magnesium (the common metals found in forks) suffer from an effect known as "creep". What that means is after you hang your bike upside-down, within the next 10 billion years your fork may end up elongating about 1/16". While it may not seem like much, that could seriously screw up your head angle.
And yeah, keeping Fox bushings lubed is a good idea. But honestly, you can flip your bike for 5 minutes before riding, then squish on it a bit and it will probably do about as good of a job of getting the seals lubed as hanging it upside-down will (just in case hanging the bike is a hassle in your garage).
And yeah, keeping Fox bushings lubed is a good idea. But honestly, you can flip your bike for 5 minutes before riding, then squish on it a bit and it will probably do about as good of a job of getting the seals lubed as hanging it upside-down will (just in case hanging the bike is a hassle in your garage).
Like others have said, inverting the fork will keep the seals and bushings lubricated, which is a good thing. Nothing bad will happen.
unless it's an 02 boxxer
it is better for fork to be upside down, since they keep the oil in more benficial places. I put my bikes on their bars and seat when not in use. it is also easier to determine leaks when this way
Yes really, they were designed that way so you can easily lube your bars by flipping the bike upside down. The fact that 2002 Boxxers had this same feature is purely incidental.
Your fork will be fine.
There is concern for hydro disc brakes though. It may allow air bubbles to travel from the lever reservoir up into the line, requiring a re-bleed.
There is concern for hydro disc brakes though. It may allow air bubbles to travel from the lever reservoir up into the line, requiring a re-bleed.
But if that happens, they needed to be bled anyway. You just didn't know it yet.
unless you have a.....uh.....shall we say 'lesser' fork.......then you can have problems with leakage (personal experience)........