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Offline E74

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Kayaba Forks in Honda's??
« on: September 15, 2008, 06:29:25 pm »
Hi, Can anybody here tell me if Kayaba forks were ever fitted to Honda's or used by any Honda teams?

I just bought these forks; http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT&viewitem=&item=140267064468 from Rodger Maud, with the intention of fitting them to my '80 CR125 , from what I can remember Honda only ever used Showa forks....?
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Re: Kayaba Forks in Honda's??
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2008, 06:44:52 pm »
Hmmm i reckon this is one for Shane or Magoo.

i do know that Honda used them around mid 80's on the 1985 CR500RF though as i have one with Kayabas standard.
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Re: Kayaba Forks in Honda's??
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2008, 06:55:12 pm »
The '82 model CR's came out with Kayaba and then they went back to Showa in '83.
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Re: Kayaba Forks in Honda's??
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2008, 09:05:55 pm »
now i think XR 200's maybe had them? i know they were 36mm and i had a feeling they were made by Kayaba
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Re: Kayaba Forks in Honda's??
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2008, 09:26:52 pm »
OK, that exellent, so its Kosher to fit them, I can't wait until they arrive  as I have never seen a set let alone a NOS set still sealed in their box. ;D
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Re: Kayaba Forks in Honda's??
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2008, 09:36:49 pm »
E74,
I spotted those as well, they look very factory, what are you fitting them too?
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Re: Kayaba Forks in Honda's??
« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2008, 09:38:01 pm »
Honda CR125RA
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« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2008, 09:40:34 pm »
Those forks are very cool.. a mate has a set in his '79 YZ250f, they look trick. I remember Gally using them back in the day.
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Re: Kayaba Forks in Honda's??
« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2008, 09:49:19 pm »
ahh so you bought those forks ;D well done. too expensive for me though. in USA they were sold through suzuki and DG. There was actually a suzuki part number for those forks and the aftermarket KYB shocks.
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Re: Kayaba Forks in Honda's??
« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2008, 10:07:03 pm »
It looks like the Hallman Suzuki thumper on the DRM400 thread has a set of those KYB forks.
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Re: Kayaba Forks in Honda's??
« Reply #10 on: September 17, 2008, 10:38:55 pm »
yep. common aftermarket fitment for 78/79 RM/PE's too
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