I bought those forks only for the lower fork lugs, damper rod and caps. The tubes, springs and seals are getting replaced with a racing bros lowering tube kit. The grom forks are about 3" too long stock. The kit replaces the upper and slider with shorter pieces to keep stock travel and be 3" shorter. But you need the fork cap, lugs and damper rod from the originals, or spend close to $1k for aftermarket. The dirty stock forks set me back $200.
6061 t6, it's what I've used on a few bikes.
Who do you use for your powder coating? I’ve been using Powder Rangers in Edmond but I was disappointed in their last job
The shop I used a few years ago closed, so this time I went to Good Vibes Customs on melrose lane near council in OKC. It's probably a mile or so north of the outlet mall on Reno. I'll be taking the frame in soon.
Thanks for the info
The new swingarm is 2.5" longer than stock. That should help it be more stable and reduce wheelies a little. If I worked out the gearing right it should be able to go around 90mph, which should let it cruise comfortably at 65, which will limit the torque in 1st and 2nd too.
Lol, space, time and money. I got lucky on a few of my big tools, lathe $500, mill free, air compressor on clearance etc. There is a lot I couldn't do in a reasonable time frame without them. But some of it is like mrpete222 on youtube says, "with a few thousand dollars of tools, a few days and material you too can make your own $20 widget."
So very true!
Very impressive array of boys toys too Ratranger!!!So very true!
Noted.
Ain't that the truth ... and don't forget the development of the skills and ingenuity to make all that stuff work for you. In my case, the shop and its contents represents a lifetime of accumulation of tooling and tinkering, without ever having worked professionally as a fabricator, or machinist, or mechanic etc.
