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Offline Trikejunkie

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Leaf spring forks
« on: May 19, 2017, 07:59:44 PM »
Hi all , I`m coming (hopefully) in August with my vintage Indian 101/741,small question about my forks -are leaf spring forks allowed ? I have a large friction damper so they are damped ( ie no bouncing)and a friction damper on the steering too ,I`ve read the rule book and it doesn`t say it isn`t allowed ,just panicking a bit in case I got it wrong!


cheers for any advice

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Re: Leaf spring forks
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2017, 07:41:50 AM »
Well you can use leaf spring forks ................and here is the proof-passed tech and allowed on track

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Re: Leaf spring forks
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2017, 07:38:10 PM »
Considering how rough the coarse condtions were this year your suspension was an added help for sure.  :cheers:
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Re: Leaf spring forks
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2017, 06:57:34 AM »
A really OCD tech person might rattle the top crown to detect loose bushings for safety, but the mechanism itself is legal.

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Re: Leaf spring forks
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2017, 08:48:03 AM »
Hay - don't be too hard on the tech folks.  We commonly check for stuff like loose bearings in the top end.  Really -- 'specially on "vintage" stuff that might be questionable. . . :-D
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Re: Leaf spring forks
« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2017, 12:00:13 PM »
That's called "turning your affliction into a useful tool"!