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Offline YZB 500

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Re: Yamaha serial numbers
« Reply #15 on: September 30, 2016, 06:01:55 pm »
Hi Gents

Reeder and Girling both made gas springs, any one have pictures to help Rossco out?

Fox were making spring coil / oil shocks in the early to mid seventies but not for Yamaha mono shocks.

Regards Gibbsy
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Offline Iain Cameron

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Re: Yamaha serial numbers
« Reply #16 on: September 30, 2016, 06:08:14 pm »
Sorry try Boge or Moholland .
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« Reply #17 on: September 30, 2016, 06:12:22 pm »
It was not a complete monoshock the air spring was a after market kit that fitted on top of the Yamaha mono . I remember them but I'm stuffed if I can remember their name .
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Re: Yamaha serial numbers
« Reply #18 on: September 30, 2016, 06:55:35 pm »
Quote from: YZB 500 on September 30, 2016, 06:01:55 pm
Hi Gents

Reeder and Girling both made gas springs, any one have pictures to help Rossco out?

Fox were making spring coil / oil shocks in the early to mid seventies but not for Yamaha mono shocks.

Regards Gibbsy

The Fox emulsion shocks came out in 1975
Single chamber Fox air shocks 1975
Dual air chamber Fox air shocks 1976

Fox airs were still in prototype/testing in 74

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Iain - I did not think Fox were doing anything in 1974?  Way too early for them?

you need to realize that many products came out a few years later after a new model bike. So in 1976 or 77 or when ever you could buy suspension improvement parts for a 73 or 74 model bike for example. It does not mean they are legal in todays pre 75 class though.
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Re: Yamaha serial numbers
« Reply #19 on: September 30, 2016, 07:01:40 pm »
Oops my bad. but i do remember them and i also remember one of the guys who i cant remember  his name but he had a tricked out suspension back when I wasnt so grey and running around Failford track and its a very foggy memory from back then but Im fairly sure i thought it was weird that a tyre manufacturer made suspension bits for MX bikes. It was a tyre brand that dont do bike tyres and I think it was firestone.
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Re: Yamaha serial numbers
« Reply #20 on: September 30, 2016, 07:12:54 pm »
Ottows Werks may have done something for Yamaha monos. I know they did replacement internals for the 76 Yamaha air forks where they sold different pistons for the canisters on top of the forks.
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Re: Yamaha serial numbers
« Reply #21 on: September 30, 2016, 07:44:23 pm »
What you've got is the same/very similar to the one I have. Will compare/take photos when I get home.
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Re: Yamaha serial numbers
« Reply #22 on: October 01, 2016, 08:45:29 am »
just received an email this morning from Thor Lawson - looks Like Gibbsy might be on a winner as Thor thinks it is an aftermarket Reeder set up also.
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