Reply To: Front Fork disassembly Aquila GV650
Thanks for the dropbox link, i can see what’s happening there, but i could not tell if the later forks have a permanent retainer there or not but i suspect , they made a slight error on the document about what tools to use. Is there a CIRCLIP inside that’s holding the stoppers or is it threaded inside ? Like how a sportsbike has a mono shock with threads for 2 locking adjusters to stop the spring shooting forward & for adjustment.
if not, is there a big BOLT under the fork , to undo it ? , that may separate the chrome tubing from the caliper mount – Not all Hyos have this bolt but worth checking.
Also, if it helps,. have a look at older videos of the SV650 and older Suzuki GSXR bikes, they used the same KYB forks as Hyosung does. Both of them still use KYB forks to this day but they have gone through many variations! – Try 1990s SV and GSX videos , and see how they took it apart , i could not locate a picture of separating the two tubes on your GV. As frustrating as it sounds, I love fixing the hyosungs but forks are the most annoying part of the job!