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[mogiman]

bent fork ,who ,where for repairs only minor

[riffer]

SMYTHE & YEATES, 39 Lake St Cambridge, Cambridge (07 827 8333/John) - according to White Pages, they're called Smythe & McCoard now, so unknown if John still works there.

F1 Engineering, 6 Colombo St, Hamilton (07 847 6990/Steve - I think)

[FROSTY]

Dude --why bother?? -dont take this wrong but given you plan to do a bunch of stuff to ya bike why not save the money you would spend on straightening and put it into USD or heavier forks?

[mogiman]

it is for some usd forks im getting and only one leg has a very very slight bend just enough to make one fork sticky now and then

[montsta56]

SMYTHE & YEATES, 39 Lake St Cambridge, Cambridge (07 827 8333/John) - according to White Pages, they're called Smythe & McCoard now, so unknown if John still works there.

Yeah John still work's there, Just done some work for me the otherday ...still the best:sweatdrop

[mogiman]

on cost for this kind of work as im working to a very tight small budget so would like to know what im up for ,but they sound like the right blokes for the job

[FROSTY]

it is for some usd forks im getting and only one leg has a very very slight bend just enough to make one fork sticky now and then
Dude please dont take this wrong.I'd suggest you sit back for a lil while and plan this out.
You have asked a bunch of questions indicating you plan on making some radical changes to ya bike. I'm all for that. BUTsit down and measure up your bike first. Maybee find out what they do well and do badly
From there put a plan into place to improve your bike.
My memory --buggered as it is --says that your bike would do well with some extra frame bracing near the headstock.-that could be done whilst getting the engine hotted up
Forks wise I made a horrible mistake--I bought what turned out to be old generation forks when the tecnology in the later stuff would have been much more tunable to my bike

[mogiman]

i have studied up a fair amount over the last 6 months ive had this bike for over two years and know its ins and outs .I
post in here more for the little bits of info you get that are very helpful and a few of the helpful sites that people tell you about that i may have missed in my hunts
And advice from local people who reply is always great compaired to someone from overseas who doesnt reply or you wait two weeks to hear something or doesnt exist anymore
I do have a plan of attack which im now putting into place which is now more dictated by price rather than what i would really like to do
I try take all advice on board its all good and im not offended by unless you yelling it in my face lol
and want to use local country-men for any fixes parts etc kind of like buy nz made
oh i need to add that my bike at to moment is still in original form except for blade which ive used a gs1200ss one little bit higher and paint and i use it everyday rain hail snow:)
extra frame bracing near the headstock. yes just about everyone in every forum says that too and in a few of the pics ive seen and ive looked at a few(little pic of h models burnt into the back of my eyes) some jobs look really nice other not so nice

[Robert Taylor]

Dude --why bother?? -dont take this wrong but given you plan to do a bunch of stuff to ya bike why not save the money you would spend on straightening and put it into USD or heavier forks?

Keep the bike original, Wheel and Frame ( formerly Smythe and Yeates ) in Cambridge. Quick and inexpensive. If you go changing forks there is a plethora of other things to also do.

[FROSTY]

ROBERT--have a read of this guys threads--Hes planning a whole bunch of changes and asking how to doit

[Robert Taylor]

ROBERT--have a read of this guys threads--Hes planning a whole bunch of changes and asking how to doit

But its a shame to bastardise an historic model dont you think?

[montsta56]

on cost for this kind of work as im working to a very tight small budget so would like to know what im up for ,but they sound like the right blokes for the job

I Had a really bad wheel repaired $180 an also triple clamps straightened an fork's checked ( Not to sure how bent fork's were) 80 plus Gestapo service tax. Cheap I thought

[Katman]

But its a shame to bastardise an historic model dont you think?

I totally agree. There's probably a shit load I could do to mine to make it handle better but I can't bring myself to fuck around with a thing of such beauty.:msn-wink:

[mogiman]

Dude --why bother?? -dont take this wrong but given you plan to do a bunch of stuff to ya bike why not save the money you would spend on straightening and put it into USD or heavier forks?


ROBERT--have a read of this guys threads--Hes planning a whole bunch of changes and asking how to doit

go back and read again what bunch of changes your the one thats saying go to 4.50 rear and 3.50 front when ive gone and got a 3.5 and 2.5 which is same as original but in 17


it is for some usd forks im getting and only one leg has a very very slight bend just enough to make one fork sticky now and then
easy straight bolt on same bearing etc fork length is the same which also means no mods to orginal discs brakes etc.. as its a complete front end.......also means updated brakes
fact is all i really want is to get away from the 18 inch wheel which also look shitbox tyres cost a fortune and are harder to get...and after taking to robert emulators look like the way so may stay with original

go and look at my pic of my bike and am i not allowed to ask people what they have done and ideas ,even if ive been looking at ideas for over 6 months .I have also said if im going to do anything it straight bolt ons so all original parts that might be changed could be put back
but dude please dont take this wrong go buy some glasses