gtmx80 fork repair

[jimg1au]

how do you pull the forks apart to stiffen the springs up.i have these on my slider
cheers
jimg
pics to come

[lms6201]

i think the seal holder unscrews from the steel fork lower , like a big round nut

[paul]

[jimg1au]

can anyone verify that these are gtmx80 forks.
thanks

[vandy010]

Jim,
check out http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/parts/home.aspx
 step 1, then 2 etc and see for yourself.
hope this is of some use

[frostype400]

definetly gt80ormx80 forks i know because i have some off my gt80 out in the shed

[jimg1au]

thanks for the replys just wanted to check with some who has a set
cheers
jim

[kristan]

now here is the realy weird thing about these forks!!! they only have a spring in one leg!!! WTF! why the hell would yamaha do that?

[frostype400]

really kristan i will have to check mine out when i get them done i will get new tubes and two springs doesnt make sense to just have one mine feels as if it doesnt have one in the right hand side when sitting on the bike what about yours?

[BETRIC]

MX & GT 80 HAVE ONE SPRING AS STANDARD IN THE FORKS

[BJJ]

I have a new set of aftermarket fork seals if anyone likes them.  $5.00 plus postage.  PM me.

[jimg1au]

can 2 fork springs be fitted as there are 2 in later dt80 forks.they use the same spring according to zedder and yamaha usa

 billjackjane  pm sent re fork seal

[frostype400]

ill be putting two in mine any way does any one have some decent tubes for gt80 or mx80 or dt80 they are all the same or can you get new ones. thanks Michael

[kristan]

Michael,
the forks are designed to only have one spring by the looeks of it! the two slidrs are differant. basically you cant put another spring in the other side as the fork tube is solid on the bottom! the only way to get  springs in there is to get another tube the same as the one with the spring in. from my many hour of trawling the net i have found out that the forks were use on a yamaha chappy, maybee others?
The tubes are still available from yamaha for the princley sum of $250 each tube. This is a crap price i know, but it also means that they are still being used on bikes recently!
hope this makes sense? I am in the market for a pair of fork tubes too so i will keep you posted on my progress. like wise if you come across anything interesting let me know?
oh my yamaha dealer had all the exploded diagrams and parts list on their computer (result!)

[frostype400]

$250 is more than a bit to expensive for me i only need five more parts and im ready to do it throttle seat base indicators speedo and tail light bracket do you reckon if i take it some where to have the forks done they will be able to source some similar tubes for me thanks Michael.