can anybody identify these forks please?
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- Yeah Man, the Interstate
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can anybody identify these forks please?
35mm stantions, 4 stud bottom clamps, definitely drum brake, only marking i can find on them is HF
cheers, dd.
cheers, dd.
GTS250 road registered. TS250 engine, Ramair frame.
GT250 big bang road registered. Both pistons fire the same time. USD forks.
GT285 road registered. Overbored - 58mm and TS125 +2 pistons fitted.
GT10 road registered. '65 T10 engine, GT250 frame.
GT250 big bang road registered. Both pistons fire the same time. USD forks.
GT285 road registered. Overbored - 58mm and TS125 +2 pistons fitted.
GT10 road registered. '65 T10 engine, GT250 frame.
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Re: can anybody identify these forks please?
Not GT185 or T350.
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- Yeah Man, the Interstate
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Re: can anybody identify these forks please?
i know what they aren't mate - i need to know what they are
cheers, dd.
cheers, dd.
GTS250 road registered. TS250 engine, Ramair frame.
GT250 big bang road registered. Both pistons fire the same time. USD forks.
GT285 road registered. Overbored - 58mm and TS125 +2 pistons fitted.
GT10 road registered. '65 T10 engine, GT250 frame.
GT250 big bang road registered. Both pistons fire the same time. USD forks.
GT285 road registered. Overbored - 58mm and TS125 +2 pistons fitted.
GT10 road registered. '65 T10 engine, GT250 frame.
- jabcb
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Re: can anybody identify these forks please?
They aren’t a matching set.
For the one on the left, the location of the drain screw shows that its for the right side.
For the right one, that looks like a side reflector mounting surface at the bottom. So its likely newer than most of us were thinking.
So far I’m guessing Honda or something unexpected like Harley.
Post a pic of the other side.
For the one on the left, the location of the drain screw shows that its for the right side.
For the right one, that looks like a side reflector mounting surface at the bottom. So its likely newer than most of us were thinking.
So far I’m guessing Honda or something unexpected like Harley.
Post a pic of the other side.
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T500 69 project & 73 project
T350 69 & 71
Honda 85 CB650SC & 86 CB700SC
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Suzuki:
GT750 2x75
GT550 72 & 75
GT380 72
T500 69 project & 73 project
T350 69 & 71
Honda 85 CB650SC & 86 CB700SC
09 Triumph Bonneville SE
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- Yeah Man, the Interstate
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Re: can anybody identify these forks please?
hi jab, they are definitely a pair - give me a minute and i'll find a different piccy
right, i'm back. here's a photo of the outside of the fork bottoms
cheers, dd.
right, i'm back. here's a photo of the outside of the fork bottoms
cheers, dd.
GTS250 road registered. TS250 engine, Ramair frame.
GT250 big bang road registered. Both pistons fire the same time. USD forks.
GT285 road registered. Overbored - 58mm and TS125 +2 pistons fitted.
GT10 road registered. '65 T10 engine, GT250 frame.
GT250 big bang road registered. Both pistons fire the same time. USD forks.
GT285 road registered. Overbored - 58mm and TS125 +2 pistons fitted.
GT10 road registered. '65 T10 engine, GT250 frame.
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- Yeah Man, the Interstate
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- Suzuki 2-Strokes: several gt250 ramairs
Re: can anybody identify these forks please?
GTS250 road registered. TS250 engine, Ramair frame.
GT250 big bang road registered. Both pistons fire the same time. USD forks.
GT285 road registered. Overbored - 58mm and TS125 +2 pistons fitted.
GT10 road registered. '65 T10 engine, GT250 frame.
GT250 big bang road registered. Both pistons fire the same time. USD forks.
GT285 road registered. Overbored - 58mm and TS125 +2 pistons fitted.
GT10 road registered. '65 T10 engine, GT250 frame.
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Re: can anybody identify these forks please?
I thought those look somewhat familiar, especially the boss for the drum brake. I believe they're from a 1976 Honda MR 250 Elsinore (had one back in the mid 80s). Here's a set on Ebay, they look the same except the one fork's lower leg is missing a fender mount.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/HONDA-CR-250-M ... zY&vxp=mtr" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://www.ebay.com/itm/HONDA-CR-250-M ... zY&vxp=mtr" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: can anybody identify these forks please?
Actually these look closer. They're from a Honda MT 250 Elsinore. Difference between the "Elsinore" models: CR- Motocross, MR-Enduro, MT- Dual Sport.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1974-Honda-MT2 ... jK&vxp=mtr" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://www.ebay.com/itm/FRONT-FORKS-19 ... yN&vxp=mtr" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Edit... Maybe a CL250 as well
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1974-Honda-MT2 ... jK&vxp=mtr" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://www.ebay.com/itm/FRONT-FORKS-19 ... yN&vxp=mtr" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Edit... Maybe a CL250 as well
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- Yeah Man, the Interstate
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Re: can anybody identify these forks please?
flywheel, you are a gentleman and a scholar many thanks!
cheers, dd.
cheers, dd.
GTS250 road registered. TS250 engine, Ramair frame.
GT250 big bang road registered. Both pistons fire the same time. USD forks.
GT285 road registered. Overbored - 58mm and TS125 +2 pistons fitted.
GT10 road registered. '65 T10 engine, GT250 frame.
GT250 big bang road registered. Both pistons fire the same time. USD forks.
GT285 road registered. Overbored - 58mm and TS125 +2 pistons fitted.
GT10 road registered. '65 T10 engine, GT250 frame.
- jabcb
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Re: can anybody identify these forks please?
Flywheel, I’m impressed.
Outer left fork tube Honda part # 51521-340-300.
The SL350K2A has a drum brake with a stay that bolts up to the boss.
The XL250A has a drum brake that uses the raised section that I thought was for a side reflector.
Fork tube diameters: http://www.ohiocaferacers.com/OCRTubeSizes.pdf
Outer left fork tube Honda part # 51521-340-300.
The SL350K2A has a drum brake with a stay that bolts up to the boss.
The XL250A has a drum brake that uses the raised section that I thought was for a side reflector.
Fork tube diameters: http://www.ohiocaferacers.com/OCRTubeSizes.pdf
BAS (Bike Acquisition Syndrome) - too many bikes but have room for more
Suzuki:
GT750 2x75
GT550 72 & 75
GT380 72
T500 69 project & 73 project
T350 69 & 71
Honda 85 CB650SC & 86 CB700SC
09 Triumph Bonneville SE
Suzuki:
GT750 2x75
GT550 72 & 75
GT380 72
T500 69 project & 73 project
T350 69 & 71
Honda 85 CB650SC & 86 CB700SC
09 Triumph Bonneville SE
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- On the main road
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- Suzuki 2-Strokes: 1974 GT185
- Location: SW Pennsylvania
Re: can anybody identify these forks please?
Thanks for the kind words. I believe this is a result of my youth: a pre-driver licensed teen scouring the local motorcycle salvage yard trying to keep his dirt motorcycle operational while on a income of a paper route, cutting grass and shoveling snow.