Author Topic: what do these belong to??? (Read 7412 times)

LWC82PE · « **Reply #15 on:** September 10, 2008, 06:40:05 pm »

How about Can Am? I know these are not off a 79 or 80 model but Can Am used an air fork set up like this with banjo bolts. Maybe they are from a mid 70’s Can Am as the later ones i have pictures of are for the leading axle forks and they have the banjo bolts in the caps.

firko · « **Reply #16 on:** September 10, 2008, 07:04:13 pm »

Can-Am used Betor and then Marzocci forks and these are definitely not from either of those factories. My guess is that they're from a Yamaha but I'm not putting my house on it.

YSS · « **Reply #17 on:** September 10, 2008, 07:25:41 pm »

Dont put your house on that Mark . I remember doing a pair like this and I think they where english.

jimson · « **Reply #18 on:** September 10, 2008, 07:47:44 pm »

This is good I've had these forks for about 4 months hoping they where pr75 and usable I'll clean them up on Saturday and take another pic. If they are english Walter what brand and year are they

jimson

YSS · « **Reply #19 on:** September 10, 2008, 07:59:30 pm »

Thats a few moons ago , I did them . I remember them because it was hard to blend in the chroming .
I think they where of a Norton. I will try to look it up when I get back to Australia.

jimson · « **Reply #20 on:** September 10, 2008, 08:05:16 pm »

Thanks Walter

you never know you might have another pair to rebuild.jimson

Maico31 · « **Reply #21 on:** September 10, 2008, 08:09:11 pm »

I reckon they're kayaba forks from a jap bike. They are very similar to my RH250 forks.

LWC82PE · « **Reply #22 on:** September 10, 2008, 08:18:09 pm »

the Can Am forks i have seen with banjo bolts in the top caps like these ones were marzocchis but leading axles

JC · « **Reply #23 on:** September 11, 2008, 08:09:59 am »

I think I could categorically say they are not canam & not english. Can am ran only 35mm forks in straight lforks (axle on bottom of slider). Likewise the english. Canam never ran 36mm forks & I'd be nearly as certain about the british.

Seems to me theres little/no doubt they are Jap; kayaba not showa (again, I'm fairly sure honda/showa never ran 36mm forks)

mx250 · « **Reply #24 on:** September 11, 2008, 09:07:26 am »

An interesting riddle

.

I've seen forks 'waisted' between the triples but never the top section a different dia. Strange engineering me thinks, for a weight savings of.....

Are you sure both the mechining and the banjo's are not home modifications.

Is the visiable marks at the change in dia where the lower triples clamped?

JC · « **Reply #25 on:** September 11, 2008, 10:43:48 am »

G,

Its not uncommon on Jap forks. I think it simply for ease of removal.

Doc · « **Reply #26 on:** September 11, 2008, 05:09:07 pm »

okies, not XT then how 'bout Hodaka 250 Thunderpooch? $:-\$ Darcy, are you lurking? can you give us a ya or nay on the Hoddy?

JC · « **Reply #27 on:** September 11, 2008, 06:40:24 pm »

Doc,

I think they were 34mm forks not 36mm

facthunt · « **Reply #28 on:** September 21, 2008, 01:14:41 am »

Early KX?

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