<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""> You’re welcome Eric. There is no need to rush the suspension work into place. The fairing is not an impediment to the fork work. The job is no more or less difficult with the fairing in place. Yes, the forks will need to be removed from the triple-tree in their entirety. They are then completely dismantled, cleaned and refurbished with new seals, washers etc. Tom Cutter provides at a fair price a complete rebuild kit for the fork assembly. His kit, along with fresh oil and the RaceTech goodies makes for a very nice end result. Done properly, there will be no need to revisit the front end of the bike for many years to come. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> Your pictures show a fine example of the RS. You certainly wasted no time digging in. Enjoy. <br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On May 9, 2021, at 2:07 PM, Michael Cecchini via MDAirheads <<a href="mailto:mdairheads@casano.com" class="">mdairheads@casano.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
<div style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Do the emulators. Big diff and you'll thank yourself.<br class="">
Be ready to find out how much your shocks suck. ;)<br class="">
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Don't send your forks to Cutter. He screwed-up mine big time.<br class="">
Contrary to popular & poorly informed opinions he's a hack. <br class="">
I ended up doing them properly myself. <br class="">
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Bill Lambert and I can answer further questions. <br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">I have a barn-find R100RS. 1980 European model. I am taking it apart <br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">The PO put '84 forks with Brembo brakes on, but I still have the originals.<br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">I know some of you guys run the Racetech Gold valve emulators (I think I <br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">for my bike. The PO pt progressive springs in but that's all I know as <br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">far as deviation from the stock '84 forks.<br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">Since I have the fairing off, now might be the time to think about all <br class="">
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