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Clubroom => Tech Talk => Topic started by: firko on September 18, 2013, 11:42:43 am

Title: Trickit fork kit
Post by: firko on September 18, 2013, 11:42:43 am

I had one of these kits in my CZ back in the early vintage days but to be honest I didn't notice much of an improvement. I bought this mainly because I collect aftermarket gizmo's from the pre 75 era but I'd like to fit it to a pair of DT1 forks......anyone had any experience with them in either Yamaha or any other forks? It's interesting that they fit Yamaha Suzuki and Kawasaki (Kayaba?) 34mm forks which backs up my notion that they were all pretty much the same.  http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360611127083  (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360611127083)
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Title: Re: Trickit fork kit
Post by: David Lahey on September 18, 2013, 12:47:20 pm

I seem to remember a kit like that in the early 1970s that included a spacer that extended the length of the damper rod, or maybe it had longer damper rods mmm... memory fade issue here
Yes I'm not surprised that the early 1970s Yamaha Suzuki Kawasaki forks would use the same fork kit. I've been comparing Ty250 and KT250 forks lately and they are obviously made in the same (KYB) factory, but do differ in details like the arrangement of the damping holes in the rods. The KT has four smallish compression holes where the TY has two 6mm compression holes. The KT has a single rebound hole and the TY has two about the same size as the KT hole in each rod.

Title: Re: Trickit fork kit
Post by: John Orchard on September 18, 2013, 12:57:18 pm

Hey Mark, can you scan the fitting instructions and post them here, I'd be interested in reading them, thanks.

Title: Re: Trickit fork kit
Post by: firko on September 18, 2013, 01:15:57 pm

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Hey Mark, can you scan the fitting instructions and post them here, I'd be interested in reading them, thanks.

When it arrives I'll do that John...........Oh, wait a minute, I've got a CZ kit here somewhere, I'll dig it out and scan it....I think the instructions and concept would be pretty much the same.