Fork springs/dampeners

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Spacehead
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Fork springs/dampeners

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Hi all

Many years ago I asked a mechanic along with other things to fit ohlinss springs and K-tech dampeners.

Now many years later ( a few bikes and children later) I am uncovering the storm and getting her road fit.

Forks are stripped (well one is but that's a long story) I needs to know if I was ripped off or I have the genuine thing. Does anyone have any pictures of the dampeners in standard forks? I have no makers marks anywhere.


Thanks in advance
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Re: Fork springs/dampeners

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A man after my own heart...spacehead :lol:

See the following thread for pics.
http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 31&t=29710

Did you buy your Storm from new then?

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Re: Fork springs/dampeners

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Carl

Nearly new it's on an R plate so positively a classic now essentially not ridden for 10 years.

Thank you for the link , good news is I wasn't shafted as my dampeners are Gold!! I will post some pics tomorrow for true confirmation

Thanks

Rob
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Re: Fork springs/dampeners

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The later model storms came with Gold caps/adjusters. The ones in my pics I sprayed to make them look like the later model. I kow have genuine later model ones. The springs themselves I doubt will have any markings on. My racetechs don't.

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