nOObie fork question

Hey all;
So what's the deal with doing front forks? Being new to bikes, I know they need service, but what is it and how does it get done? Is it something that's easy enough to do at home and/or need special tools?

I ask because the front of my 82 GPZ750 feels little soft. If I'm pushing it and hit a step or something for demo purposes, the front dives down. It felt ok while riding though. Previous owner actually mentioned it this week that the forks may need maintenance by now.
Thanks!

Do yourself a HUGE favor and get a Kawasaki Service Manual for your bike's year / model. It gives step by step instructions on everything related to your bike including maintaining the forks. You should change the fork oil. This is quite easy to do and other than torque wrenches no special tools are required. But without the instructions from the manual things can go wrong. Also, take a look at the link below for some general info that should be useful. Ed

kzrider.com/forum/10-new-members/589649-...r-savannah-ga#594587

Thanks for the response. I have the service manual that's from the site, but the pics are hard to see on nearly everything. I'll check it out some more and dig deeper.
Thanks

Be sure to do one fork leg at a time; otherwise the weight of the bike can sort of collapse the front when you pump out the old fluid. Remember to measure the fork oil level from the top of the upper fork leg with the forks fully extended - front wheel off the ground (with bike on centerstand put a small bottle jack under the front of the engine with a thin piece of wood between the jack and fins to protect them). FYI, I have always used 15w Bel Ray fork oil and it works great. Ed

kz.bike-night.com/ (Scroll down to "The Bible")

www.mediafire.com/download/tgyn0uywyny/K...ki+GPz750+Manual.zip

Good Fortune!

From the diagrams at Partzilla, the 82 GPz750 forks look about the same as the 81 650-CSR.





Or use an air impact wrench w a hardened 8mm allen socket (or brake caliper socket) -->> fork caps & springs installed.


Note: your inner fork cylinders (damper rods) may use a different size tool.