Test/adjust Forks?

Looking to replace the OEM front springs with cartridges. Looking for something that does not jar your body over a manhole cover. Important to me is dampening and rebound. Price is important however I...

Trying to avoid Vampires...

I was going to go with ohlins forks but then I realised I was poor. So I managed to get these from eBay … there from the 2017 onwards Gsxr. I don’t know how much of an improvement there going to be bu...

All on and fitted ? only bit that didn’t fit was the k6 top yoke as the hole for the stem was a few mm out so have to get another top yoke.. but the wheel axle all bearings etc steering damper the lot...

-Front wheel, brake caliper and fork guards off -Loosen top triple clamp bolts and break the caps loose -Remove forks and unscrew the caps the rest of the way -Pull down the fork spring and insert...

These are WP forks from a KTM Duke 2 640 so the size and geometry are a good match for the street scrambler proportions.The spec sheet says these are 43mm WP upside-down telescopic forks, reload, comp...

I've been working slowly on the forks for the past few weeks. A lot of distractions lately, but things are still moving. From an appearance point of view, I knew I'd be repainting parts, but the cur...

I was ready to mount the forks on the frame, and, in an uncharacteristic flash of foresight, I realized that assembling the entire bike up on the work table may not be the smartest plan.  Do...

I was ready to mount the forks on the frame, and, in an uncharacteristic flash of foresight, I realized that assembling the entire bike up on the work table may not be the smartest plan.  Do...

Front fender will be held in place using brackets of the existing bottom fork metalwork. The original KTM Duke fender was a close fitting hugger that would look terrible (and won't fit). I should be a...

Getting packed and ready to go....

Feels really good initially. My wood clamp failed in the end but my long 14mm didn't! That's a head bolt from a Honda civic and a lug nut welded together....

First step was to build the dust excluder assenblies. This is really just installing seals and O rings. Apparently some time during '71, there were two seal designs. One was a conventional pressed-...