Nice, same set up as my sled but I opted for rubber seals which don't work as well as felt and still leak. I use light gear oil 75/80 in this and my race Triton. Gear oil ratings different to normal oil ratings so is equivalent to about 40 which you used to be able to get from Belray. These old forks were made to run in old oils. Try it in your gearbox as well, magic, a bit harder to keep in there but again the box was designed for straight 50 oil.
Hi, perhaps a tool for holding pipes or tubes, like a pipe strap, or oil filter remover, save you putting them in a vice, just a thought. Great video's
Huh, didn't know the '57 had internal fork springs. My '69 Bonny has external fork springs (maybe it also has internal fork springs). Did the '57's have larger diameter stanchions? If so, Bud E. knew all the "trick" setups.
80w??? Specs I find say around 10w is stock, which means you are way over valved on compression damping no matter what. Square edge bumps on the front will feel harsh, it will feel more controlled otherwise though. Pot holes could literally break your fork with that much viscosity. If you have drilled out the compression holes WAY larger than it might be OK, but without that you are not setup correctly at all.
That's fine, a gear oil rating is different to engine oil. I run light gear oil 75/80 which is about 40 on the engine oil scale, works perfectly. You can't buy the good old heavyweight fork oils anymore.
@@johnmunns5964 I have a long list of technical factors about this that I didn't get in to and I won't now to try to convince you. Instead I'll wish you happy riding brother.
@@wheelhousegarage Cool! I bet it can be better, especially around the areas I mentioned. 😉 I'm having to make some assumptions about this antique fork being similar to a standard damper rod fork and I know they are sometimes different. Is this a known thing for that specific fork model? That still doesn't mean it is optimal though, way too many old guy myths about suspension from back in those days. There is a ton of modern science that can make those old forks work like much newer designs though, I'd love to discuss some time.
Was it born that ways??? I had an AMF Sportster that shifted on the right I had to re wire my brain when I rode it. Was racing Japanese dirt bikes at the time they were all lefties. @@wheelhousegarage
Looks no good when on the table and squeezing them, but ok on the ride. Those springs are too long and give not enough remaining suspension as they‘re pre-compressed and anyway tightly wound. See that short mushy travel you have on your bike. After so much work, yes they‘re better in so many ways (bushings, corrosion, stronger), but good? Well…
