I was woundring whats the deal with the 636 forks my buddy said that thry can break of when im doing stoppies is that true if so is kawi doing any thing about this matter?? RECAll ! !!!

 

ok yes the forks have a possibility of breaking but that is only if u dont maintane them they are designed with a set screw and the base of the fork on the inside its a small allen head screw all u have to do is anytime u change ur front tire make sure it is tight and bottomed down. if not the forks and start to thread out when this happens u will notice fork oil leaking out around the base of the lower tube. if u see the oil u can tighten them back up and re tighten the screw but yes they will break if they start to leak. if u can afford it buy some 05-07 forks and sell the 03-04 forks on ebay. u will need the 05-07 rotors and fender if u do tho too. and yes u can use the 03-04 triples and front rim

 

yes, unfortunately this is true.
they try to kill you, ask Lanier
bahaha

 

they magically explode

 

+1

 

at the bottoms where the fork feet attach to the tubes, it'll occasionally start to leak down there and when that happens, there is almost nothing you can do. I loosened the allen key on the inside of the leg and used a strap wrench to tighten the tube but it only lasted 2 days before it started to leak again. Now they just sit in my room and leak without even being compressed, they're in a bucket.

Do yourself a favor and build up an 05-06 front end. All you need is the forks, front brake rotors, and a front fender. It'll cost you about 500 beans. I did it to my bike and it had to have been the best mod I've ever done.

A lot of people like to throw on the 05-06 wheels too, but I heard they're really soft and not so good for stunting.. they look pretty baller though.

 

Maitnace is key even thou Ive never had to tighten mine in 3 years of hard stunting...I check them whenever I ahve the wheel off...And mine have been through some **** let me tell you....

 

well i havent had problem with 05-06 front wheel and i love how the way it looks....so its fine with me

 

i agree mine have almost 30k on them and everytime i check the set screws they are tight and i have had no problems

 

meak it's not really the set screw that is the problem it is the actuall fork tubes that need to be tightened in to the bottom of the forks and you only have to do it once but like said before if they start leaking then it's too late.....

i checked mine by loosening the set screw and tightening the fork tubes with a strap wrench and a peice of bicycle tube wraped around the fork tube and just an fyi you don't need to take off your forks for this just stick the axle back in the hole so the bottom of the fork doesn't spin while your tightening it

 

so basically, the fork tubes screw into the bottom right

 

right...........

i think the ones that break didn't get tightened down fom the factory

 

i got a set of forks and everything you need to upgrade or $500 hit me up if your intertested

 

yea omr but isnt it the set screw that keeps the lower tube from backing its self out of the fork foot?? i just make sure the set screw is tight and its not leaking. should i really try to tighten the lower tube every time aswell??

im gettin new frontend soon so im not stress but just curious

 

oh never mind i just re read what u wrote i get it now...good deal