• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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Trick Fork Spindles in 68 Viking

Crashaholic

Crashaholic

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I was taking the front end apart on my 68 360 Viking and found these trick looking damping spindles in the front forks. I'm wondering if anyone knows what they are or where they came from.

Here are some pictures. I took one with a stock spindle and damping valve to show the difference. The trick set provide about 3/4" more travel. I would venture to say they where designed to improve damping as well. Also the fork springs are a little more than an inch shorter than stock in order to accommodate the longer valve body and spindle head. The shorter springs were not a stock set cut off either, they were flattened on both ends like a stock set.

All other aspects of the front end is the same, i.e. upper and lower fork tubes, triples, etc.

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