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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
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<blockquote data-quote="greg brillus" data-source="post: 107224" data-attributes="member: 597"><p>Not too many old bikes that have survived unscathed in some way or other. I've had bikes where if you tighten up the fork spindles to the correct amount, the forks lock solid. I had a Shadow where in the boxes of old spare parts that came with it, there was a 5 inch speedo where the very top of it was folded over and ground away quite a bit (I still have that one.........) The worst damage apart from bent links (generally always the lower one) and bent blades, is if the headstock bearing pockets are oval from the impact trying to rip the bearing races out of their pockets....... That is not a nice thing to repair......... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite12" alt="o_O" title="Er... what? o_O" loading="lazy" data-shortname="o_O" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greg brillus, post: 107224, member: 597"] Not too many old bikes that have survived unscathed in some way or other. I've had bikes where if you tighten up the fork spindles to the correct amount, the forks lock solid. I had a Shadow where in the boxes of old spare parts that came with it, there was a 5 inch speedo where the very top of it was folded over and ground away quite a bit (I still have that one.........) The worst damage apart from bent links (generally always the lower one) and bent blades, is if the headstock bearing pockets are oval from the impact trying to rip the bearing races out of their pockets....... That is not a nice thing to repair......... o_O [/QUOTE]
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