I have a 79 Special, but the fork caps might be the earlier ones, with the recessed hex heads, about 17mm across. Only thing is, mine have another recessed hex head inside them, down the bottom of the hole, which is about 8mm or so.
I know the previously standard fork caps were replaced with 3-way adjustable ones from 78 onwards, which leaves mine as a bit of an oddity.
I know the PO did (or paid to have done) a lot of work on improving this bike, so now I'm wondering what, if anything, has been done to the forks.
They ride really well and have given me no cause to suspect they need a good looking at, and there's a decent fork brace been fitted long before I got it.
Does my description of these caps ring any bells with anyone, and does the internal, lower hex-head adjust pre-load?
I know the previously standard fork caps were replaced with 3-way adjustable ones from 78 onwards, which leaves mine as a bit of an oddity.
I know the PO did (or paid to have done) a lot of work on improving this bike, so now I'm wondering what, if anything, has been done to the forks.
They ride really well and have given me no cause to suspect they need a good looking at, and there's a decent fork brace been fitted long before I got it.
Does my description of these caps ring any bells with anyone, and does the internal, lower hex-head adjust pre-load?