Bent forks

[xwhatsit]

That damper bolt you don't want coming loose, so there's normally a bit of thread locking compound on it. The factory stuff is designed to be loosned with hand tools, but if somebody's had the forks apart themselves before they might've gone with a really heavy-duty Loctite compound. Hence the angst in undoing it.

I've heard a lot of people say that if the forks are creased then they're toast. Sounds like you need to give a wreckers a call.

[matoc]

I've heard a lot of people say that if the forks are creased then they're toast. Sounds like you need to give a wreckers a call.

Yup, they're creased. Looks like I'm going to need new ones after all. I've already sent an email to Naenae wreckers and I'm keeping an eye on Trademe. Damn this is annoying, it's the last piece of the puzzle before my bike is roadworthy again.

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[matoc]

Oh, one other thing. There are a pair of CBR250 forks on Trademe atm but I think they are for the older '86 or '87 model (MC14 or MC17). Do you reckon there is a chance the steel legs are the same size as the MC22's? They're going for $40 so I'm thinking I might just risk it and buy 'em.

[hmurphy]

I say buy em and if they don't fit, sell them off again on TM! Motomart in Lower Hutt seemed to think that they were very similar if not the same part.

[riffer]

Have a look on the online partsfiche:

http://www.partsfish.com/

They should tell you if the part numbers are the same.

[vagrant]

These guys, motorcycle-parts australia
do aftermarket fork tubes, not cheap, but way cheaper than factory, if you can't find some second hand ones.
You could also try the eBay global hub

[vagrant]

And saying that, here's a set MC22 forks
Brand new, $150 Aus, plus $70 Aus freight.