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sockman
31-01-2005, 06:12 PM
hey i was wondering if this would affect the performance of the forks

except 2 bolts at the bottom which dont tighten i think they connect to the springs rite?

they are a boxxer race 02 i think

cheers
sockman
31-01-2005, 06:32 PM
anyone??

can u plz help... it may make or break my day coz i want this bike...


also how much do you all think it would cost to fix??

cheers
sockman
31-01-2005, 06:52 PM
ahhhhh come on please some one help...neeed info desperately...
sich nich
31-01-2005, 06:56 PM
hey i was wondering if this would affect the performance of the forks

except 2 bolts at the bottom which dont tighten i think they connect to the springs rite?

they are a boxxer race 02 i think

cheers

now im no boxxer buff, but ive read this post 3 times and havent found a problem, except the fact that the bolts at the bottom (of the fork?) wont tighten. ive never pulled a boxxer apart but id imagine these bolts screw into the pistons, which may be stripped, or just turning. i dunno. these being loose should dramatically affect the fork's performance (ei the lowers fall off:( ) if my inamgination is serving me well. i could be wrong mate.

more info please.
scottmeister
31-01-2005, 07:04 PM
http://forums.farkin.net/showthread.php?t=24603

Referring to that?

I guess it depends how badly stripped they are....
sockman
31-01-2005, 07:16 PM
yep thats it

ill ask around
any info is appreciated
lotec
31-01-2005, 08:00 PM
If its the bolts that screw up into the bottem of the legs if they wont do up the lowers will fall off, not good :p
sawtell
31-01-2005, 09:04 PM
looking at his pic, and reading the text in avanti_racing's for sale thread, it is not the bolts that hold the lowers on to the piston which intern stops the fork from falling of from underneath you, it is the bolts that help clamp the through axle on to the fork? i could be wrong through... depending on what is threaded it could be fixed by either, a new bolt (if bolts are threaded) or a hely coil?

but if it is the bolts underneath, bad idea rideing if they are loose.... unless u can manual/wheelie really well :rolleyes:
sockman
01-02-2005, 07:10 AM
how much would a set of new bolts or a helycoil cost?
Daver
01-02-2005, 05:49 PM
how much would a set of new bolts or a helycoil cost?

less than $50. But hell, i ran 2 stripped bolts for a while on mine with no dramas, it just depends weather they are on the same leg or different leg's.
sich nich
02-02-2005, 07:55 AM
^^^^^could be wrong, but wouldnt the thread be stripped in the bottom of the pistons rather than the bolts themselves? its usually that way round anyway (internal threads being stripped, especially alu, if the pistons are...). bolts will cost u bugger all, helicoil the seals will be 20+ unless uhave got good mates, and new pistons are $???