I have a good one for all of you , maybe it should go on the general board but maybe not . I have a ( what I thought was a complete)Adj. fork assembly on my Pan . I was reading threads on the Hydra-glide sight and they were talking about the connector board on the tree and I decided to dry assemble my front end to see if mine fit to see if it set up like any of what they were talking about. Well I have an adj. bottom and I see now I have a nonadj. top tree . When I disassembled it a couple of years ago( yes , a total rebuild ,frame up,money and moving to the sun shine state slowed this project) it did look funny coming apart. I set it up last night and I don't have any experience with this type of front end and I can tell it did not line up right. Some one was riding it this way, wow. Any thoughts people? It seems to me I have two ways to go and its all $$$$$$$. The #s indicate the top tree is 48 ??? and the bottom is 50.this can't be normal!
Mike
Adjustable bottom. non-adj. top tree
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Re: Adjustable forks
The -48 and -50 are merely blueprint years.
And apparently you have normal caps for the fork tubes that insert into the solo top clamp. Your choices are to either reassemble it as a non-adjustable, or find an adjustable top and adjustable caps and studbolts.
If you don't have a hack, I'd just put her back together with the bottom in the 'solo' position.
And apparently you have normal caps for the fork tubes that insert into the solo top clamp. Your choices are to either reassemble it as a non-adjustable, or find an adjustable top and adjustable caps and studbolts.
If you don't have a hack, I'd just put her back together with the bottom in the 'solo' position.
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Re: Adjustable forks
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Whats really bad about some one using the mismatched set up is the front of the top tree is about a quarter inch off of the bearing jam nut and as I said some one was riding it this way and it may well not have much support up there any way , but it may work for the uninformed but not ME, it ain't right. I tried to post photos but couldn't post , The paths I typed in just didn't work to post . I know I'm screwing up something.
Whats really bad about some one using the mismatched set up is the front of the top tree is about a quarter inch off of the bearing jam nut and as I said some one was riding it this way and it may well not have much support up there any way , but it may work for the uninformed but not ME, it ain't right. I tried to post photos but couldn't post , The paths I typed in just didn't work to post . I know I'm screwing up something.