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Nathlaad · DTR Legend

RE: Got my new forky workys!!!

Energized · DTR Legend

Ok lil update!

Got my stuff back from my engineers today.

Wheel spindle has been made up and looks sexy.

Bottom Yolke has been bored out.

Top yoke has had bush fitted.

And i got my DT stem pressed in to the yolkes too.

Will start work realistically on the weekend, get everything mocked up and i'll whack some pics up tomorrow.

I'll make up my caliper bracket on the weekend too hopefully, so yeah should be groovy :)

Oh and my new bearings came as well :)

-- Edited by Energized on Thursday 21st of February 2013 12:13:02 AM

NEV · Guru

Nice one Enny, c'mon then chop, chop.

Energized · DTR Legend

^ Top yolke with new bush fitted for the original DT stem.

^ Original DT wheel spindle at the top. Husky Spindle in the middle and the new spindle at the bottom.

^ Another pic of the new spindle.

^ Bottom yolke that's been bored out and has had the original DT stem pressed in to it.

^ Another angle of the completed yolkes with the DT stem fitted.

-- Edited by Energized on Thursday 21st of February 2013 05:15:46 PM

Nathlaad · DTR Legend

I'll bore out your bottom yoke sugar heheheheehe

Energized · DTR Legend

Yeah it's another way of doing it but not in my circumstances.

The bearings were shagged and i couldn't find the correct bearings from anywhere. They're an odd size.

It does differ from forks to forks, in your case you were lucky i was not.

In summary the way i've done it was the only viable option under my circumstances with my choice of forks.

-- Edited by Energized on Thursday 21st of February 2013 06:27:17 PM

Calum122 · Guru

Photos?

Energized · DTR Legend

Pic time!

Calum122 · Guru

Nice mate. Still think you should have used the original stem and bearings. But it definitely looks good!

James Appleby · DTR Respected Member

love this its something iv wanted to do for a while just not braved it yet

eG x LoGiKzZ · Guru

was it expensive to get a new spindle made up?

Energized · DTR Legend

Calum122 wrote:
Nice mate. Still think you should have used the original stem and bearings. But it definitely looks good!

Ha so did i Cal. But it wasn't possible. Couldn't get bearings. They don't exist this was the only viable and best option. In an ideal world i would have done though :)

Energized · DTR Legend

eG x LoGiKzZ wrote:
was it expensive to get a new spindle made up?

Nah not too bad mate, depends how good you engineers are. My dad's mate who does a lot of Renault's engineering work knocked it up for 30 notes. Well happy!

Energized · DTR Legend

Cheers Mean mate, yeah defo something i've been wanting to do for a while. Well worth the effort imo :)

Calum122 · Guru

Woa woa woa. What do you mean the bearing doesn't exist lmao!

You just use the bearing that the forks come with. That's all you use is the bearings that come with the yokes. Can't say they don't exist since that's how they work on the bike!

But it doesn't matter. It's another way of doing it.

James Appleby · DTR Respected Member

yeah mate so many ways iv seen of fitting the yokes etc i see cals pictures of when he done it looks the most simple way i say simple as in the other ways iv seen

Calum122 · Guru

Bearings are wearable items. You're telling me if I bought the bike with those forks that if the headstock bearings went that would be it? I would be fooked? Would have to buy a new bike. That's what you're telling me lol. No course not. You would just go back to the manufacture and buy the bearings. Just like you would if the bearings on your DT broke. You'd just got to AJsutton or a yammy dealer and buy the bearings again.

Energized · DTR Legend

No......I'm not saying any such thing.

What i'm saying is that the bearings were/are unattainable for me.

With you saying "i'd have still used the stem and bearings for those forks" is invalid, because for these particular forks it's a no go. Simple as that, end of story.

Like i've already said this is the easiest and best method for me to use based on MY circumstances.

There's no two ways about it...

Calum122 · Guru

Whatever lol. You can have bearings made up quite easily. And I find it extremely hard to believe that you can't buy a serviceable item. Saying that a bearing for a mainstream product doesn't exist is a rediculous statement. I could understand if the cost of the bearing outweighed the cost of the item itself. That's common. Where it's cheaper to buy a whole unit than to have it fixed is where they don't supply parts. But headstock bearings are serviceable and thus should have stock. Unless its been discontinued.

Energized · DTR Legend

Lol..

At the end of the day chum this method was the best for my particular project.

I wasn't saying the bearings don't exist "literally" because it's rather obvious that they do isn't it?

You've just contradicted yourself by saying it's a rediculous statement because you're the one who chose to take it "literally" which is rediculous in it's own right lol.

Trust me. This is the cheapest, strongest and most effective way of doing it for MY setup. xo

Calum122 · Guru

Right. I was going by the fact that you said the bearings don't exist. That's fair enough you doing it this way. It's nice and tidy I reckon. Just going by what you said didn't make sense.

Ha so did i Cal. But it wasn't possible. Couldn't get bearings. They don't exist this was the only viable and best option.

That's all. Looks like he's done a superb job though. Love that spindle that's quality!

Energized · DTR Legend

Aye Cal i understand what you're trying to say but the outer track of the Husky bearings didn't fit the DT headstock in the first place lol.

It's just luck of the draw with forks though, you might get lucky and have little - to no modding needed or be it the other end of the spectrum.

It's all worth it though in the end USD club 4 lyfeeee!

Cheers bud wink biggrin

Calum122 · Guru

Nah. It my race didn't fit either. Hence the headstock extension.

Energized · DTR Legend

Yeah it suxx

Nathlaad · DTR Legend

Look at dem yellow handz, hands of a real man

Energized · DTR Legend

Jelly of mah golden tan baby ooooft xxxxxx

Nathlaad · DTR Legend

oooooooooooooooooooft baby

Energized · DTR Legend

Igggght bruvz finally fúcking fitted 'em yesterday. Went for a long test ride and all i can say is fúck me the difference between standard forks and these beautys is like night and day for sure.

A huge ball ache and trial and error to get fitted but it's all been well worth it tbf.

Just need to fit my mud guard later tonight and do a few other bits and bobs and we're sorted!

A couple of cheeky pics for you dirty perverted bar stools wink :

Ralzy · Guru

Nice 1 Eney look forward to seeing the bike with fender back on to finish off your 2 wheeled sex machine biggrin

Ralzy · Guru

USD conversion FINISHED!!! Final pics :))