What neck tabs to cut?

[hard_y_rd]

Hey guys, just wondering if these tabs can be cut off or do they serve a purpose? I know the one on the back side of the neck is the fork lock (gonna delete that one) but what are the other 2 for? Bottom of neck (protruding out) and the round one pointing down on the neck gusset. Ask first cut later.

 

[thelowlife]

The one pointing out of the front is your turn stop. I would leave that one. I contacts the lower triple tree to restrict how far you can actually move the steering, to avoid hitting the tank and critical angles when its on a kick stand, preventing the front end from turning in too far and falling.

The one of the bottom and in the back have at it!!

 

[hard_y_rd]

Cool. Just want to clean up that area a bit. Didn't want to cut anything that was useful.

The fork lock looks terrible (didn't get the key for it anyway). Still curious to what the round tab pointing down is for. I see alot of guys leave them on. Maybe because its a hard to reach area to grind/cut off unless you you have some small air tools.

 

[5twins]

There may have been a friction type steering damper that hooked onto that tab.

 

[XSLeo]

Yes, 5twins, that's exactly what it's for. The first few years had the friction steering damper and that round pin was how the friction plate locked to the frame.
Leo

 

[hard_y_rd]

So is it O.K to chop it? I'm building a hardtail and want to simplify things as much as possible. I'm going to keep the turn stop as thelowlife pointed out: I bought this in pieces so I didn't know how everything worked.

 

[XSLeo]

The round part can go, the lock can go, the steering stops stay.
Leo