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Fork spring height issue

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 4:39 pm
by Bilko
Is there a height that the springs should sit at?

To me this looks too high, even though I don't have spring stops in.

By the way, don't get excited. That's not an extremely large condom in the back ground it's a rubber glove

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Re: Fork spring height issue

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 5:05 pm
by soulsurfer
Are you sure you haven't got anything left inside the forks?
Who's springs are they and how long are they?

Re: Fork spring height issue

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 5:16 pm
by Bilko
Progressive fork springs from SR @ 215mm

99% sure there's nowt left in. :?

Re: Fork spring height issue

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 5:38 pm
by soulsurfer
My MB ones measure 223mm but these have been used so may have compressed a little. Shine a small torch down to have a look. Does the rod pass through the spring and into the hole at the top okay?

Re: Fork spring height issue

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 6:37 pm
by bristolmod
if it was a condom, I certainly wouldn't call it large anyway........................ :shock:

Re: Fork spring height issue

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 8:16 pm
by Bilko
Now sorted. With special thanks to lammy mark for supplying the 12mm threaded bar!

Thanks for the help SS

Re: Fork spring height issue

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 8:20 pm
by soulsurfer
No problem, what was up there?

Re: Fork spring height issue

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 10:41 pm
by Bilko
There was old Stops inside the forks, when I originally thought there wasn't. Thanks to a previous post by yourself with the mention of a 12mm threaded bar and the help of lammy mark bringing round a 12mm bar, the problem was solved!

Re: Fork spring height issue

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 6:57 am
by soulsurfer
Happy Days :-)
Can't take credit for threaded bar idea tho', that came from Sean Brady ;-)