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    Buell'ers,

    Quick question for those of you with fork maintenance/re-building experience…

    I have yet to change the fork oil in my ’08 Ulysses XT. I would like to attempt this procedure myself (if possible). However, I do not have any “hands-on” motorcycle fork experience… So, my question is:

    1 Can the fork oil be replaced without a partial/complete tear-down and rebuild of the front forks?
    2 Do you know of any relevant threads on this forum (or elsewhere) that I might find useful?

    Thanks in advance for your help guys. Ride safe.

    -Ryan

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    Not a drain plug, and not the way it should be done anyway.
    Its 15 years old. If the forks are leaking I would replace the seals at a bare minimum, and then put in new fluid.

    Any decent motorcycle shop can re-build them as Showa upside down forks are very common and not brand specific. If you don't want a pro to do it. Here is the complete procedure step-by-step, with pictures, as written by the people who engineered the motorcycle.
    https://www.buellmods.com

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    Wow, he's doing it the correct way but no eye protection ???????? Not good.

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    ^he's on the ground side so that won't hurt him. He really needs 2 knives.

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