Advice on SFC1000 Front Fork

[EncinoBoy]

I JUST noticed a subtle difference in the exposed height of the fork tubes on my new-to-me SFC. There is a difference of
7 mm between the left and right tubes. Does anybody know or have an unmolested example to provide the correct
dimension of the exposed tube above the top triple clamp ? Grazie !

 

[andre]

7mm is a huge difference in exposed height.
I’m away so can’t measure mine. 20mm above triple clamps?
Someone will have a view.

 

[1200ts]

On my 1988 SFC1000 the tubes stick out of the top triple by 27mm. Is this how it was when it left the factory, who knows?

 

[piranha-bro2]

Actual height doesn't matter - you can fine tune your geometry by playing with installed height - but a diff between left and right is not at all good!

 

[Silvaire]

I checked my ‘86 SFC 1000 and the distance of exposed fork tube above the upper yoke is 25 mm, or an inch.

My bike has 1800 km since new (uncrated and assembled in 2001) so I imagine this is how it was delivered. Interestingly on mine the Tomaselli clip-on handlebars are slightly different left to right, also from the factory as far as I understand it.

 

[Andy J]

Late (and possibly earlier) SFC1000s - parts bin specials....