kawasaki Fork Damper
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kawasaki Fork Damper
27 Jan 2026 06:03
Hi, i have a 1977 Kawasaki Z1000A1, not KZ i know, but can anyone give me advice on the fork damper, when i got the bike the front forks were off it, so i need to rebuild the forks as the fork seals have gone, i have new stanchions to go on it as well, on inspection one of the aluminium end caps has some wear/damage on it, can anyone tell me which way round the collar goes into the stanchion, as you can see in the photos the collar has a flat end and a tapered end so i dont know which way round it should be installed to then fit the circlip in to the bottom off the stanchion, something has obviously caused wear on the end cap an i suspect its because the forks have previously been re-built incorrectly by the previous owner, Photo 1 shows the large collar next to the circlip, photo 2 shows the taper and photo 3 the flat end.
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Re: kawasaki Fork Damper
04 Feb 2026 08:21 - 04 Feb 2026 08:22
Hi, this is the information i was after, found it on this forum, now i can rebuild the forks.
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Re: kawasaki Fork Damper
06 Feb 2026 08:56
You're Welcome, I guess.
Where did you find the information so that others can follow?
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Where did you find the information so that others can follow?
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www.KZ1300.com
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1968 BSA 441 Shooting Star, 1970 BSA 650 Lightning, 1974 W3, 1976 KZ900, 1979 KZ750 Twin, 1979 KZ750 Twin Trike, 1981 KZ1300, 1982 KZ1100 Spectre, 2000 Valkyrie, 2009 Yamaha Roadliner S. 1983 GL 1100
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1968 BSA 441 Shooting Star, 1970 BSA 650 Lightning, 1974 W3, 1976 KZ900, 1979 KZ750 Twin, 1979 KZ750 Twin Trike, 1981 KZ1300, 1982 KZ1100 Spectre, 2000 Valkyrie, 2009 Yamaha Roadliner S. 1983 GL 1100
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Re: kawasaki Fork Damper
06 Feb 2026 10:33
I typed fork damper in the search on here, i think the post was started by Uncle Freddy and i scrolled through and on page 5 Mikaw posted the photo and the topic was Trying to rescue aa late (1970s??) Kawasaki KZ1000, hope that helps
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