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Just an update: I'm still stunned and amazed at how "advanced" this old bike is, especially when it comes to thought and craftsmanship. You can definitely tell it was before the Bean Counters got involved with design.
Forks for instance. On today's bikes, if you want to do a true fork service, it requires pulling them off the bike, flipping and pumping them out, then let them hang and drip.
The Model G?
1- Pull the drains. Recap after draining.
2- Pull the center bolt at the bottom of each fork. This opens the "leveling tubes" which run up inside the forks.
3- Pour your choice of fluid into the top of each fork, through a cotton filter, I may add.
4- When the fluid starts to run out the bottom of the forks, stop pouring and let drip.
5- Once the drips stop, that's the proper air gap level. Recap leveling tubes.
Freaking genius.
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