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Showa 49mm conventional forks worth hanging on to ??

silverstreakNZ

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You lot are a bit older and wiser than me . We've just acquired a rmx 250 for cheap with the intention of using the motor in a trike . It has 49mm showa conventionals fitted to the front end . Would u consider the entire front end worth keeping for fitting to another bike in the future ? . Or are they not that amazing
May get a 430 auto or a 500 lc anything one day and fit them to that for example
Cheers for your thoughts
 
silverstreakNZ said:
You lot are a bit older and wiser than me . We've just acquired a rmx 250 for cheap with the intention of using the motor in a trike . It has 49mm showa conventionals fitted to the front end . Would u consider the entire front end worth keeping for fitting to another bike in the future ? . Or are they not that amazing
May get a 430 auto or a 500 lc anything one day and fit them to that for example
Cheers for your thoughts
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I would if i was you, there getting hard to find now days(good ones anyway), i spent 4 months looking for a set to fit my 86 TY250, the VMX or vinduro guys would buy them if you ever wanted to sell them.
 
i could be wrong, but thought i heard those were one of the best conventional forks ever made. needs installed on a swede!
 
Yea have done a bit more research . These are the 98 which was the best of them something about drilling out sone thing in the mid valve on previous models to make them as good as 98 .
Least underhang and unique style top cap is the obvious external difference .
Apparently it's quite rare to still have both compression adjuster screws present aswell lol
They can get hung on the wall and serve as motovation to buy a late 80s big bore
 
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