Fork shortening on Lady P

**nudemetalz** · 24th February 2009, 09:12

I'm wanting to get my forks shortened, ie the top stanchions chopped and rethreaded for the caps as they stick up quite far past the top triple clamp due to my radical steering geometry change.

Anyone recommend an engineering shop in Wellington (or further afield if necessary)?

**quallman1234** · 24th February 2009, 09:15

Skunkworks. Bellringer Rd. But i suppose that would be getting help off the evil competition.

**nudemetalz** · 24th February 2009, 09:33

Chopping the forks is the easy bit. It's finding a tap and die the same pitch as the fork caps.

**saxet** · 24th February 2009, 10:09

You could try asking the guys at Cycleworks in Wingate,Lower Hutt. They get involved in mods to race bikes. Give Damon there a call.

**Skunk** · 24th February 2009, 10:20

A Hutt workshop. I hear there is a talented engineer there sometimes who needs money for Nationals. He may be able to do it. Let's call him 'Sketchy'.

**quallman1234** · 24th February 2009, 11:28

Yep. Give em to sketchy. He'll see you right.

**nudemetalz** · 24th February 2009, 11:29

Okay, I may be able to get hold of this person you call "Sketchy"

If not, I'll try Saxet's option.

Thanks guys.

**SHELRACING** · 24th February 2009, 11:54

Would it be easier to adopt the Suzuki method that has a push in fork cap, which is retained by a circlip. You'd need to find some caps of course !

Steve

**SHELRACING** · 24th February 2009, 11:58

Wonder if you could machine, (in my case file or grind) the thread on the cap back so that you could push the cap in and drill the fork above the cap and fit a retainer bolt.

Might be worth a try on an old fork if you got one lying around.

**nudemetalz** · 24th February 2009, 12:00

My forks with the spacers are fairly firm now and I wouldn't feel confident that only a pin or 2 are stopping a cap flying back at my helmet while hard braking

**quallman1234** · 24th February 2009, 12:11

A start would be to measure the thread in question. What are you going to do with the dampening rods in the top of forks? Assuming the RGV150 Forks are similar to the RG150 forks.
Cut the springs and keep the same size dampening rod?

**nudemetalz** · 24th February 2009, 12:17

Actually funnily enough, the RGV forks come out standard with a spacer about the same length as what I want to trim off. My own spacer and the damper rod (in the bottom) will be unaffected.

**quallman1234** · 24th February 2009, 13:33

Originally Posted by nudemetalz

Actually funnily enough, the RGV forks come out standard with a spacer about the same length as what I want to trim off. My own spacer and the damper rod (in the bottom) will be unaffected.

Well thats handy. Good stuff.