top triple clamp

[cardinal430]

Ok fellas,  a question,     I've taken my handlebars off ( got new ones ) and I'd like to remove and paint the upper triple clamp.  Is it going to be okay to just loosen the 3 pinch bolts and remove the stem nut and pull it off of there?  Could it be that easy?  or is something going to get very unstable when I do that?  It looks to me like the bottom triple clamp should hold the forks in place.  or am I missing something?
Thanks.

[shinyribs]

Nah, it'll flex. Probably won't hurt anything, but it will have everything in a bind. I wouldn't risk it. These bikes aren't very light and these forks aren't very beefy.

If you put the bike on the center stand you can take a jack to the oil pan and lift the front wheel off the ground. Use a block of of wood and you won't risk hurting the pan.

 Or a ratchet strap around the neck of the frame and the other end of your strap over a rafter.

[cardinal430]

so with the bike jacked up and weight off the nose wheel,  there won't be a bind?  
I have an atv /  mower jack.

[cardinal430]

Thanks! That did the trick it slipped right off

[shinyribs]

Sorry for not relying sooner. But you got it figured it. I knew you would. :)