Steering head bearing notchy

[sfcpiet]

Quentin,

You've re-imagined the SFQ into what could have been and I admire it and the effort you've put into it!

My point was that an USD fork would look pretty silly on an otherwise stock 3C... my humble opinion.

There's a couple of RGS built by v.Dijk with USD, (again) imo they just don't look right.

piet

 

[motoddrob]

Hi Piet, I have a plan.
I may have a set of 41mm off a K series BM. Half expecting I'll need to custom make the triple clamps.
The Marzos on my motodd is the weakest link. Hard breaking on track I can feel the flex. But for general road use they're ok. Have springs and valves so work as well as can be.
On the road it's rock steady.
Im with what Sock said.
USD on our old runners just don't look right to me either. On the other hand that M3 Red built looks good with the USD forks

 

[sfcpiet]

Hi Piet, I have a plan.
I may have a set of 41mm off a K series BM. Half expecting I'll need to custom make the triple clamps.
The Marzos on my motodd is the weakest link. Hard breaking on track I can feel the flex. But for general road use they're ok. Have springs and valves so work as well as can be.
On the road it's rock steady.
Im with what Sock said.
USD on our old runners just don't look right to me either. On the other hand that M3 Red built looks good with the USD forks

Those forks are a cheap 'n cheerfull yet awesome upgrade! Pretty sure you can use the Beemer yokes Rob.

I fitted them to my track bike, I know of a couple of others that have them in their triples. In hindsight, I wish I had addressed headstock length back then (around 2005?), would have been even more of an improvement!

Can't remember details of the steering stem, but do remember the axle can be a challenge, depending on which version you choose. In my case, it was a simple swap of wheel bearings with larger ID to house the thick, hollow axle. At worst, a new custom-made steering stem may be required.

This is a 41.7mm fork from a K1100. Quite a few different versions were used by the Bayrischen Motorenwerke.

piet