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Rx50 Front forks
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:27 pm
by Burnett07
my front forks are twisted.. me and my mates bent them back our selfs.. yeh not a good idea but i dont have the cash to get new forks is there any other way to try fix them? they are weakend and are bending more its pretty noticeable now aswell
Re: Rx50 Front forks
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:16 pm
by Newbus
Burnett07 wrote:my front forks are twisted.. me and my mates bent them back our selfs.. yeh not a good idea but i dont have the cash to get new forks is there any other way to try fix them? they are weakend and are bending more its pretty noticeable now aswell
If you don't have cash for new one's ,Try and get a used set from some of the breakers . You have little or no chance of straightening a set of forks and as it is such a vital part of the vehicle handling you cannot afford not to repair correctly
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 12:40 pm
by Zax
A couple of questions ...
Are they / have they twisted in the yokes..?
Are the tubes actually bent..?
Any bike can suffer from the tubes twisting in the clamps repending on the sort of crash that you have had.
CBR1100's yokes had twisted during a moment this summer giving the impression that the forks were bent.
We spent a bit of time slackening everything off and then 'Adjusted' them back straight.
If there is obvious damage to your forks then they are scrap.
Start looking round the breakers for a set.
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 4:08 am
by Burnett07
They are noticeable quite badly but it doesnt really bother me when driving theyve been bent for aboot 2-3 weeks now and are just geting worse. I hit a pole with it at like 20mph on the left side it hit the disk smashed my indicator and bent the forks
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 4:41 pm
by steve
replace them mate , it could lead to another accident if you dont , you cant afford to ride your bike with any part of the chassis damaged as it will make your bike dangerous , im sure you will be able to find a cheap second hand pair of forks from a breaker , try partfinder
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 5:09 pm
by Swampy
I agree with R1Baldy2. Replace them
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 5:57 pm
by Burnett07
Do you have any idea how much i could get them for brand new and what do you mean by breakers?
not got much of a clue
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 7:14 pm
by Newbus
Burnett07 wrote:Do you have any idea how much i could get them for brand new and what do you mean by breakers?
not got much of a clue
Breakers are people that break old bikes for spares. Follow link below the Aberdeen Breaker breaking point
http://www.breakingpoint.co.uk/
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:36 am
by Burnett07
Cheers