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Bundyroy wrote:

Did you buy it brand new x-y or did the previous owner rotate it.

long story short. bought it new in 02. traded it on a 300 late 03. seized the 300 after only 21hrs/1300km in 3 years. got it fixed, didn’t want to keep it. (didn’t know what i know now, the shop didn’t help any with what info they gave me) otherwise i wouldn’t have had the dramas.

640 still on floor. but with orange plastics, originally red. and supposedly only a few hundred km more than when i traded it in the 3yr before.

but i’m now wondering if someone bought it or test rode it, stacked it and the plastics were replaced due to damage. and as you suggest the fork was rotated to hide the damage.

if this is the case the fork has worked without any issue since i got her back late 05- mid 06. (i’ve forgotten which year :unsure: )

no worries Murph, i was just letting you know what bike i had. no need to be sorry

haha Aaron, if i ever go to sell her, i’ll use that in the ad :woohoo:

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Boony wrote:

I`m not gunna make the 3 days at bike teritory,,cant ever remmember saying I was gunna go???! doesnt matter,, I am thinking of a ride to the berry patch on the sunday . Will be leaving from our usuall unload spot and it will be a cushy 5 hour, 100k ride, about grade 3-4. :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :pinch:

Any takers??????

Boony

ummm no boony. i’m a giver :pinch:

sorry Boony, K8ii is still apart. i could run up and down the hill with you though making 2T sounds :woohoo: :silly:

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bundy, try finding a bit of tube that will fit onto the bleed nipple, a nice fit so it seals.

get a bit long enough to touch the floor, get a jar put enough brake fluid in the jar to cover the end of the tube, crack the bleeder then pump the lever.

keep an eye on the reservoir and top it up as it goes down. do this until the air stops coming out the tube in the jar.

doing it this way you don’t have to hold the lever down while you tighten the bleeder back up, as when you let the lever back up it will only draw fluid back in.

if using this method does not help any, there may be a leak in the joins on the cooler somewhere.

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Evil Rudy wrote:

50mm WP right side up forks?

Ick.

yes they are conventional forks.

and what is wrong with them?

just ask all the XR and Tenere and DRZ and KLR riders…. :laugh: :kiss: :side: :whistle:

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you sure they’re 48mm Murph? ? :silly: you have to remember K8ii is a 2002(01 build) Agi4 640

the lower /inner leg (the shiny chromey bit) measures 43mm, the top triple clamp area measures 54mm and the lower triple clamp area measures at 57mm.

now you got me confused :laugh: your newer flash one 525? would be 48mm.

in looking around i found a pair of 50mm :ohmy: forks from i think an older 620 adventurer?

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you’re a freak Boony, but i didn’t know you had a goatee. or knew how to ride a Segway scooter :pinch: :laugh:

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i was thinking Devcon too. it’s the best stuff i’ve used to date.

i may have to go this route yet. i cannot find fork tubes for 43mm apart from a shop has an online listing for genuine WP at $720.00. a pair.

and i’m finding it hard to justify spending $1800+ on the suspension.

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thanks Rudy and Nick.

the tube does not leak oil. the damage is 120-155mm from the top of the tube.

dare i ask what a pair of tubes will set me back. it’s taken me just over 2 years to get the coin together to get the work done. :blush:

where do i measure the forks to determine size/diameter? the smaller tube is 43mm and the outer tube where the clamps go is ….

never mind i just googled the part number on the spring retainer/ rebound. they are 43mm WP units.

thanks again

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tis a bit scary looking isn’t it.. and i have no idea how or where it happened, as it was facing toward the other fork. and between the triple clamps.

but as i said it could have been there all the time since late 04 when i picked her up and i’ve just not seen it :S.

the only other explanation is the fork was damaged before it was delivered/assembled.

i reckon it wold have to have been steel to mark it like that. and it looks like a strike/hit, just the wrong shape to be a wear /rub mark.

just put the vernier (spelling) callipers in it. the larger one is just under 1.5mm deep and the smaller on is a whisker under 1mm deep.

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posted new thread so not get lost in the banter :silly:

oh and i think the SL230/250’s are understated/under rated! the SL 230 is/was a far better bike than the 1st of the CRF230’s , disc brakes both ends, full stainless exhaust and muffler. and a tubeless rear wheel /tyre.

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hmmm let me guess, you’ve decided that you’ll try every bike forum you can and the one that takes the least amount of offence at you/your posts is the one you will stick with?? :woohoo:

you can try endurotalk next :S :whistle:

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i reckon the Berg too. it’s efi. no need to play with the jetting etc.

but ride em all, that way you get what suits You.

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maybe look at fitting the XL engine into the XR frame.

my bro has an XL and XR frame around that year. he thought the same as you. but the XR has slightly less rake on the forks.

are we correct in thinking that a bike with less rake would handle better than a bike with a longer rake?

also i cannot remember if the XR has a disc rear.

just a thought.

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welcome willo.

well some pants an a shirt would be a good start as riding in nothing but a helmet and boots may be all well and good out in the sticks.

but in public areas, could attract some unwanted attention.

and a good sense of humour Is a Must :silly:

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