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Title: wHAT FORK DO THESE BELONG TOO ?
Post by: Freakshow on March 15, 2009, 09:21:07 pm

iDEAS ?

These forks are ina 74 mx 125, but i dont think they are 74 anything yamaha, they are 30mm tubes.

Title: Re: wHAT FORK DO THESE BELONG TOO ?
Post by: Doc on March 15, 2009, 09:27:31 pm

gee that's a tough one Freaky :D I could take a guess but I may as well not ;D

assuming a picture is in order :P

Title: Re: wHAT FORK DO THESE BELONG TOO ?
Post by: Freakshow on March 15, 2009, 09:32:42 pm

opps try that ...soz

Title: Re: wHAT FORK DO THESE BELONG TOO ?
Post by: LWC82PE on March 15, 2009, 09:36:02 pm

hmmm, im thinking suzuki. is it a 12mm axle?

maybe 78 RM100 or 79-85 RM80.....looking like RM 80 to me

Title: Re: wHAT FORK DO THESE BELONG TOO ?
Post by: Nathan S on March 15, 2009, 09:42:05 pm

Wild guess: YZ80, probably a F or a G or thereabouts?

Oh, derr... what about early monoshock DT175?

Title: Re: wHAT FORK DO THESE BELONG TOO ?
Post by: LWC82PE on March 15, 2009, 09:44:50 pm

is the front wheel 17 inch?

my listing for DT175 says 30mm up to 76 but did they have leading axle in 76?

Title: Re: wHAT FORK DO THESE BELONG TOO ?
Post by: Freakshow on March 15, 2009, 10:52:49 pm

got a yamaha sticker on them ( not genuine) are there stamps on them somewhere ?

Title: Re: wHAT FORK DO THESE BELONG TOO ?
Post by: Nathan S on March 15, 2009, 10:58:15 pm

Front wheel in pic is the 21" Mudcatcher from a YZ125A.
Note how short the lower legs are relative to the wheel rim, which is why I was thinking YZ80.

Title: Re: wHAT FORK DO THESE BELONG TOO ?
Post by: pokey on March 15, 2009, 11:05:51 pm

early yz80 i think. good pick up nathan

Title: Re: wHAT FORK DO THESE BELONG TOO ?
Post by: LWC82PE on March 15, 2009, 11:23:41 pm

look inside the hub for any markings. that will tell the story

Title: Re: wHAT FORK DO THESE BELONG TOO ?
Post by: Nathan S on March 16, 2009, 07:38:07 am

Hub/wheel and forks don't have to match each other.

That's the little non-conical hub that's used in AT1, DT100, DT125, YZ100, MX125, MX175, and YZ125A (and some ag bikes).
That type of hub, in combination with an alloy mudcatcher was only fitted to YZ125A. The black hub confirms this.

The front brake plate is obviously from a non-leading axle bike - most likely the same YZ125A.

So the mystery only relates to the forks themselves.

Title: Re: wHAT FORK DO THESE BELONG TOO ?
Post by: Doc on March 16, 2009, 09:19:31 am

Freaky the forks are most surely RM80N/T  ;)

Title: Re: wHAT FORK DO THESE BELONG TOO ?
Post by: Freakshow on March 16, 2009, 10:58:49 am

Well what ever they are they dont belong on that bike, happy to sell or swapem for some correct ones.

Title: Re: wHAT FORK DO THESE BELONG TOO ?
Post by: LWC82PE on March 16, 2009, 12:41:52 pm

im with Doc on this, RM80 forks

Title: Re: wHAT FORK DO THESE BELONG TOO ?
Post by: Freakshow on March 16, 2009, 01:23:22 pm

What year would that be ish ? i guess if there pre 75 they can stay, but being leading axle i had my doubts ?

Title: Re: wHAT FORK DO THESE BELONG TOO ?
Post by: LWC82PE on March 16, 2009, 01:36:09 pm

around 79-85 so not pre 75 legal thats for sure

Title: Re: wHAT FORK DO THESE BELONG TOO ?
Post by: Doc on March 16, 2009, 05:09:44 pm

perfectly legal Leith, all you have to do is bolt on a pair of TM125/TS125/100 lowers although the fork total length will be an inch or so longer than TM125 when assembled ;)