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Offline Johnny4428

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Fork stantions
« on: October 16, 2020, 06:08:22 PM »
This one does not look good, about 2/3rds water to 1 third black smelly gunge. And only about couple of egg cup fills.
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1952 Cymoto on Triumph bicycle.
1961 Matchless G3
1974 Honda CB550K1
1978 Honda CB550K3
1999 ST1100 Pan European 50th Anniversary.
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1973 Honda CB750K3
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Offline Bryanj

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Re: Fork stantions
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2020, 10:35:45 PM »
Average 40 yr old then
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Re: Fork stantions
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2020, 07:29:56 AM »
Definitely worthy of a bit of maintenance.
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1952 Cymoto on Triumph bicycle.
1961 Matchless G3
1974 Honda CB550K1
1978 Honda CB550K3
1999 ST1100 Pan European 50th Anniversary.
1975,1984,1986 Honda C90’s
1973 Honda CB750K3
1977 Honda CB550 (almost)

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Re: Fork stantions
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2020, 10:25:45 AM »
Think yourself lucky..... a few of the old British bikes languishing in the US Breakers fields/ yards suffer from water ingress into the Fork Sliders and then when it freezes, the Sliders split !
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Now: 2008 CB1300S, CB750K4, 1970 Bonneville. Various other 1960's 650 Triumph T120's/ TR6's/ TR6C's (all in bits...many, many bits unfortunately). Previous: 2007 CB600FA, 1976 CB500 Four. BMW F800ST. GS750E. ZZR1100. CB1300 (2). ZXR1200S. VFR800. CB750 Nighthawk. CX500. XS500 Yam. Suzuki GT500. BSA A10. Various Lambrettas. Zundapp Bella (honest).
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