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Bruce

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handlebars and necks
« on: May 25, 2014, 02:06:41 PM »
Do bicycle style necks fit the fork tube on these?
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Re: handlebars and necks
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2014, 02:55:26 PM »
Quote from: Bruce on May 25, 2014, 02:06:41 PM
Do bicycle style necks fit the fork tube on these?

Measure them and you will know, then let the rest of us know!  LOL
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Re: handlebars and necks
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2014, 03:09:26 PM »
Ha!  Guess I'll just yank one and try..I think my NE5 whizzer may be metric or I'd try that one.....maybe a Schwinn will fit it
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Re: handlebars and necks
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2014, 05:51:11 PM »
I used a neck from a old kids BMX bike, and it fit no problem.  
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Re: handlebars and necks
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2014, 06:12:12 PM »
That answers that..... Thanks carryall
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Re: handlebars and necks
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2014, 07:31:50 AM »
No problem.  If I remember corectly, I did need to sand inside of neck with some sandpaper wrapped around a dowel to smooth out and remove some surface rust, and had to clean up the gooseneck with sandpaper also.
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Re: handlebars and necks
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2014, 09:14:41 PM »
Sounds like standard procedure to me .

Pete . :)
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