General Category => Frame, Tank, Seat, Controls, Etc => Topic started by: Bruce on January 29, 2014, 10:09:29 AM
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I was just talking to a friend of mine in CA and he said the fork he got had springs on it that were 3 piece....is that a replacement or did some come like that?
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I know some were two piece springs , but I've not heard of any three piece . Unless he's counting something other than just the springs .
Pete . :)
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That I don't know....he isn't the type to describe something wrong though. I'll ask later to be sure
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Maybe you could have him take a couple pictures and you could post them here for further scrutinization .
I'm sure we could come up with a believable story , if not reality . ;)
Pete . :)
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I've not seen any evidence yet that the main springs were anything but one piece. If the bike was a factory front brake model, there was a rebound spring used above the triple tree, so as to total 4 springs, but the average bike had 2. My guess is they were somebodies replacements. I know that my origanal springs had rusted slightly & caused the I.D. to shrink a bit & then when powdercoated the forks, the increase in diameter of the rod kept the spring from moving at all. I wound up buying replacement springs from Wayne (his are made slightly over size to compensate for powdercoating).
Mike Sal
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I've not seen any evidence yet that the main springs were anything but one piece. If the bike was a factory front brake model, there was a rebound spring used above the triple tree, so as to total 4 springs, but the average bike had 2. My guess is they were somebodies replacements. I know that my origanal springs had rusted slightly & caused the I.D. to shrink a bit & then when powdercoated the forks, the increase in diameter of the rod kept the spring from moving at all. I wound up buying replacement springs from Wayne (his are made slightly over size to compensate for powdercoating).
Mike Sal
I also had my originals powder coated and they were a little snug. I also bought a chrome pair from Wayne, and they dress up the front end really nicely.