how do i find out what year my bike is?

Smoky · Post by **Smoky** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:17 pm

sorry for the noob question, but am after some new fork springs and need to know the exact year- not sure if its a 90 or 91...
thanks guys...

Post by **CMSMJ1** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:36 pm

All you need to know is whether you have the early model forks or the late model forks.

Early forks haev a preload only adjuster on top, the later ones have a brass screw inset into the preload adjuster as well.

early preload only forks on 89 bikes, the rest have adjusters for rebound too.

Smoky · Post by **Smoky** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:45 pm

well there is a screw set into the nut on top of the forks, but its not brass- its silver...
they do look adjustable come to think of it...

Post by **CMSMJ1** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:13 pm

OK - you have old forks then.

Yours should be a 22mm bolt in the fork top and a large, flat head screw thread sticking out of it?

The later forks have the same large bolts, a different preload bit and in the middle a small brass screw.

No brass = old forks.

Hope this helps.

What springs you after anyways? If you wanted to upgrade you want to be looking at Hagon progressive springs or a Rick Oliver kit which uncludes spings, spacers and oil level tools etc - bargain.

The older forks are a damping rod fork - they are not externally adjustable whereas the newer forksmare a cartridge fork which has the screw adjustability for rebound. You can intermally change compression damping too if you felt the need.

I use the old forks BTW - love them. Rebuilt with Hagon springs, 10w oil and a smaller air gap than std - cannot recall off the top of my head but think I used 500ml of oil rather than 490 - If I recall this correctly! LOL - am redoing them in the next few months so will have to measure it then!

Smoky · Post by **Smoky** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:37 pm

thought they might be...
am after the hagon progressive ones, dont think mine have ever been changed, so i reckon its about time lol.

thanks for all the help dude, much appriciated...

Post by **Sligeach** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:52 pm

these are old ones

Smoky · Post by **Smoky** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:54 pm

yup- those be my forks....
cheers dude

Post by **CMSMJ1** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:55 pm

Is that a case of the picture telling a thousand words...lol

rock on!

Smoky · Post by **Smoky** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:34 pm

ok, so sorry to raise a topic from the dead here.. but can you guys settle an argument for me?

are these the old or new type forks?

Post by **Smev** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:02 pm

OLD forks

Smev

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