Steering Full Lock buffer rubbers - fitted into the stops on the forks

[400 Cafe Racer]

Hi Guys,
Hope you are all keeping well. I'm just sorting through a few little jobs to do on the 400 Four during the bad weather.

Having noticed the forks on full lock are getting close to the tank, it prompted me to check the the "lock stops" on the forks. The rubber pads are quite badly worn/deformed and would benefit from replacement and give better clearance from the tank.

They do not appear to be available on the DS parts list and wondered if anyone has a source of supply please. 

Cheers

Dennis

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Didn't realise that there were any pads thought they are metal to metal?

[Bryanj]

Me 3

[Laverdaroo]

Me four, didnt know there was any, is that a standard thing then? I've never seen that on any bike except my old LC that I put some hydraulic pipe sections on the stops on the vbottom yolk so the tank slapspers were retrievable as and when they occured.

Is that a honda thing then?

[Nurse Julie]

Me 5.

[kevski]

Me 6, had this on another bike, the stops were thick enough to drill and put m5 cap screws in to stop the problem.

[400 Cafe Racer]

WELL GUYs,

Mystery solved.

On detailed close inspection this looks like a well executed refinement by the PO. Well executed and to Honda standard I recon.

The two rubber buffer pads appear to have been shaped to precise 10mm square about 3mm thick. They look as though they are made from something like a section of tyre wall or similar, due to the strong laminated layers. They are bonded to the stop lugs of the fork steering casting by a high strength adhesive. They are definitely effective in giving a soft sprung stop to the full lock positions.

It may be that he simply wanted to avoid hard metallic contact between the surfaces on full lock for whatever reason.?

Food for thought ?

thanks for your input guys.

Cheers, Dennis

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Some cars use a metal contact plate with a bonded rubber pad as lock stops.
Not a daft idea to cushion the fork lock  stops.

[Laverdaroo]

Thought that might be the case, I only did it to stop the smack when the Yam got a bit lively, Its a mod a few of my pals did back in the day and worked a treat providing you didnt put a 'gert lump' on there. Thankfully I didnt try hard enough to get a full stop to stop occurance but my pal on his KR1-s swore by them but at the end of the day, the KR1-s was a bugger for shaking its head without the right set up.
Didnt thinks it was a standard thing.

Top Sleuthing (if that's how you spelll it?)

[Bryanj]

Probably had clipons or ace bars fitted and did it stop the bars hitting tank

[Laverdaroo]

If it does stop the tank getting touched, why are the bars hitting anyway, they shouldnt. Are they canted back a bit reducing the angle

[Bryanj]

If you fit genuine bars without the marks lined up the switches will hit the tank, there is a punch mark on the bars that has to be in line with the clamp joint

[Laverdaroo]

Hence the ask Bryan.......

[Bryanj]

Dont learn if you dont ask mate, worth looking at the build and pdi guides in alladins cave to see what we had to put up with in dealers