Subject: Re: fork springs (was fork oil)
Author: Bruce Giller
Date: Mar 29, 2002, 11:01 AM
Post ID: 1709951874
Fred,
Moto Int. sells a Dutch WP progressively wound spring for $150/set.
That is what I put on my Eldo after I decided that the original springs
were just sacked out. I think that there is a small preload spacer
needed for these springs which you make out of ordinary PVC pipe.
I think that the grease on the springs was just to eliminate rust.
Bruce
'72 Eldo
Fred Sahms wrote:
| I have been trying to find a better spring also, because the stockers have a reputation for being pretty soft even new, and after 30 years.... No luck so far, so I guess I'll stack a preload spacer in there for now. The PO of my eldo had greased the fork springs. Is this something I should do, or was he just protecting them from rust during the bikes long storage (disassembled)? 73 Eldo in crates 78 T3/949 |