![]() Notice the complete lack of welding through this area. Lesson learned.What you'll notice is the two fork blades enter into the three crown plates from below, and the steer tube enters into these plates from above. Price is not an issue here, I almost ate the handlebars the other day, while fiddling with that ruined button. First, I have an electrical issue, lost spark the other day, either mag or CDI, not much to our little China Girls.Ĭan anybody point me in the direction of a better clutch lever than the push button type available through Dax? The same lever came with my SD Stinger kit, and frankly, it's junk, once the little washer pops off the bottom of the button, it's dang near useless. I'll be picking up the Phantom Bikes springer when money comes in. I respect and value your opinions and anecdotes, and am greatful to learn from you, KCVale, 2Door, and so many other knowledgeable folks on this forum. Can you comment on size of the skyhawk frame? I'm tall and lanky, something I can stretch our on would be nice, and I no longer own a welder.Ĭurt, feel free to comment on all and any of my posts. KC, you have a sweet job man, and you do beautiful work! Those springer forks sure look good, tie it all together. Thanks also for the patience with my rambling posts, I'm not getting much sleep, and a lot of work, making this Kaveman a total zombie. Double thanks Velodrome, from the ~17 inch measurement you supplied I can tell already the ride height won't change much, I wonder where dude got 25? He must have gone to the top of the handlebars. I do appreciate the advice of fellow Arizonans, and all the other folks who weighed in. I'm dead set on springers, although I wasn't sure of manufacturing quality of different makes. Some things I just have to learn the hard way, maybe this is one of them. If I just can't stand the way they ride, they'll look great on my '63 Schwinn American. ![]() Most of the racers running them are probably abusing them more than I will, and I'm not particularly heavy. If they don't seem to hold up well, they'll become the pattern for a set constructed of premium material, by a local certified welder. As for running up or down the rim, did it on rigid forks, a springer should be nice. I know they're infinitely adjustable and all that, but they're ugly and I've never cared for how they ride. Its a done deal, I like the build quality, I just need a little more info.ĭon't think you'll get me to switch over to shock tube forks. As I understand it, most folks using these, are on cruiser type bikes, MTBs have a different rake up front, so length of fork has substantially more affect on ride height, so much so, that I may have to find a fabricator for a new intake, to level out the carburetor. ![]() If the guy misunderstood me, and measured to the top of the gooseneck, that's fine, I would just like a better sense of the dimensions when applied to my mountain bike frame. Motomagz, can you stretch a tape from your front hub nut, to the bottom of your gooseneck for me? This would help me get a better idea of change in stance to the bike. I had hoped to do this anyway, although to a lesser extent, however, I wouldn't mind ten extra inches, as tall as I am, that could greatly improve the comfort of my riding position. If that's the case, my forks measure 15", meaning a substantial lift to the front end. Now the fella I spoke with had to go measure it for me, I can only hope he was measuring from axle to bottom of the gooseneck, like I asked. What I did learn, was that they measure a touch over 25 inches from axle to gooseneck. I called them but it slipped my mind to double check the price, obviously I will later on. Is that link correct, MotoMagz? The price said $75?!? I found a picture of the sunlite forks next to a set of the monark repos and they are way more substantial, positively massive looking! Anybody else use those?
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