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Marque Remarks => British (BSA, Greeves, Triumph etc) => Topic started by: VMX247 on February 25, 2011, 11:06:48 am
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Got me googling those Ribi forks...... I discovered a grouty there too ;D
http://circa74.lefora.com/2010/11/01/ribicheney-forks/page2/
http://circa74.lefora.com/
cheers A
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nice website, cool forks, short set would look nice on my Cheney XL
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nice website, cool forks, short set would look nice on my Cheney XL
Hey Marc,
Wasn't there an article back in the day in one of the old Pommy mags that had a test of a Cheney XL with the Ribi style forks.
It could just be my memory, but I am 90% sure…
VMX42
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Hey Marc,
Wasn't there an article back in the day in one of the old Pommy mags that had a test of a Cheney XL with the Ribi style forks.
It could just be my memory, but I am 90% sure…
VMX42
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I have only ever seen the Ribi forks on Cheney Yamahas, magazine artice I remember was extremely tasty red 465 in VMX magazine
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No Marc the article I am trying to remember was back in the 70's when the XL Cheney was current. It was written by Frank Melling, it was a 4 page story in black and white. I can see it in my minds eye.
I will try to see if I can find it [don't hold your breath though ;)]
Perhaps one of the brains trust might have better recollections than me.
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No Marc the article I am trying to remember was back in the 70's when the XL Cheney was current. It was written by Frank Melling, it was a 4 page story in black and white. I can see it in my minds eye.
wow black and white.... ;D anyway if you could find it that would be awesome, sounds like where I should go with the Cheney XL
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nice website, cool forks, short set would look nice on my Cheney XL
That is my next project. I have a NOS Cheney center port frame and XL350 motor with fire poured into it (thanks Rod Spry)
The forks can be made in three lengths to suit your application.
Just sorting out the final spec now....
Should be something different when done.
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Got me googling those Ribi forks...... I discovered a grouty there too ;D
He gets every where...!
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(http://forums.mxtrax.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=44803&d=1276677451)
One of those are being welded up for this frame, Cheney XT500....... ;D ;D ;D
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(http://forums.mxtrax.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=44804&d=1276677461)
The forks are being made by one of the worlds best framebuilders, Colin Mundy at Hectors.
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(http://i323.photobucket.com/albums/nn458/mx250syd/icons/welder.gif)
(I feel for you. You obviously suffer some weird incurable mental illness with a garage that clean that well organised ;D)
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(http://i323.photobucket.com/albums/nn458/mx250syd/icons/welder.gif)
(I feel for you. You obviously suffer some weird incurable mental illness with a garage that clean that well organised ;D)
He is Scandinavian, he cant help it. It is the law over there to have clean, tidy and efficient workships. It is a skill learnt from a very young age. :) Good job we dont do it that way over here in the UK ~ I'd be looking at a life sentence ~ my garage looks like a bomb has gone off in it (of course I know where everything is though.......)
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It was right after I tiled the floor, before I put all my stuff back, so let's just pretend it still look like this. ;)
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It was right after I tiled the floor, before I put all my stuff back, so let's just pretend it still look like this. ;)
Hey Ola workshop is looking nice these days. So who builds the Ribi forks in the UK ?
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nice website, cool forks, short set would look nice on my Cheney XL
That is my next project. I have a NOS Cheney center port frame and XL350 motor with fire poured into it (thanks Rod Spry)
The forks can be made in three lengths to suit your application.
Who does the forks, and does he want to do sets at the same time ;)
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This was in Australian Motorcycle News (Green Horror) March 8th 1974
Wonder if it's too late to apply for the job ;D
Stan.
(http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af39/gf079/Old%20Advertisements/Cheney.jpg)
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Must be one of his first forks, here are one of his last, monoshock :)
(http://circa74.lefora.com/composition/attachment/933e48dfc932fbaabb68c4779287528d/811671/CheneyRibiFork.jpg)
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(http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg71/marcFX_photo/nw-4s_052.jpg)
Honda
http://www.mxworksbike.com/Experimental_Hondas.htm
Decoster
http://au.video.yahoo.com/watch/4344494/11666245
http://au.video.yahoo.com/watch/4344755/11666921
Just do a touch of archiving :)
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A few from the archives.
(http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae59/CheneySachs/TakingtheBounce_Page_1.jpg)
(http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae59/CheneySachs/TakingtheBounce_Page_2.jpg)
(http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae59/CheneySachs/TakingtheBounce_Page_3.jpg)
(http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae59/CheneySachs/Cheney_yamahalge.jpg)
(http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae59/CheneySachs/Cheney_Yamaha_proto.jpg)
(http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae59/CheneySachs/a222663_3.jpg)
(http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae59/CheneySachs/a145444_1.jpg)
(http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae59/CheneySachs/300624_415_-kgrhqv-g0e45mp0m6-borkzil-kq-0-12.jpg)
(http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae59/CheneySachs/VJMCSHowBallymena22011.jpg)
(http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae59/CheneySachs/VJMCSHowBallymena2011.jpg)
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As a Cheney owner and fan, I must reluctantly admit that those Ribi Yamahas (both 2 & 4 stroke) set new standards for the words flucking ugly. When Eric got it right his bikes are sublime but when he got it wrong, he really got it wrong. I really wish Eric had found someone with an artistic eye to design his tanks and bodywork ::).
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Love it ;)
Can't possibly understand why that bike with the Ribi and XT engine has a uglyer tank than the coffin one of the beloved 70's Maicos??
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Great website ....thanks for sharing !~
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a couple more 8)
http://www.bikeexif.com/honda-rc125m
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r259/vmx247/honda_rc125m_zpsacfc8464.jpg)
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r259/vmx247/forks-1_zps3b1a2e0d.jpg)
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Or, you could read the full version of the RC125 Twin story in Issue 26 (2006) of VMX.
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Or, you could read the full version of the RC125 Twin story in Issue 26 (2006) of VMX.
Somehow Honda made their forks look much prettier than Cheney's, finally I ended up with leading link front end for my Cheney from German source, Yah baby
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a couple more 8)
http://www.bikeexif.com/honda-rc125m
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r259/vmx247/honda_rc125m_zpsacfc8464.jpg)
That whole bike just looks TOUGH! Better than the spindly efforts.
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Love it ;)
Can't possibly understand why that bike with the Ribi and XT engine has a uglyer tank than the coffin one of the beloved 70's Maicos??
I dont think there's anything wrong with the workmanship, only the execution - NOTHING "flows", in a design sense and it just looks awkward.
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Ribi's are cool but for simplicity I like my Swenco leading links. They're going on one of my DT1 Yamaha's for a desert racing theme. These things redefine the word rare, I'm lucky to have found them.
(http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k495/firko2/swencoleadinglink.jpg)
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a couple more 8)
http://www.bikeexif.com/honda-rc125m
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r259/vmx247/honda_rc125m_zpsacfc8464.jpg)
That whole bike just looks TOUGH! Better than the spindly efforts.
check out vmx mag 26,as Ken mentioned above.
the front on shot, she just so good 8)
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In built anti-dive and less changes to the rake.