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how do i find out what year my bike is?
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:17 pm
by Smoky
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...
Re: how do i find out what year my bike is?
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:36 pm
by CMSMJ1
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.
Re: how do i find out what year my bike is?
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:45 pm
by Smoky
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...
Re: how do i find out what year my bike is?
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:13 pm
by CMSMJ1
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!
Re: how do i find out what year my bike is?
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:37 pm
by Smoky
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...
Re: how do i find out what year my bike is?
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:52 pm
by Sligeach
these are old ones
Re: how do i find out what year my bike is?
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:54 pm
by Smoky
yup- those be my forks....
cheers dude
Re: how do i find out what year my bike is?
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:55 pm
by CMSMJ1
Is that a case of the picture telling a thousand words...lol
rock on!
Re: how do i find out what year my bike is?
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:34 pm
by Smoky
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?
Re: how do i find out what year my bike is?
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:02 pm
by Smev
OLD forks
Smev
