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rwleigh:
Hi all,

Iv'e just aquired a DP Firebird GL Plus and in general it's in great condition.

The only problem with it is some damage to the top of the forks as can be seen below.



Now this won't be seen when the forks are in the frame but i'm just wondering what others would do with this, should i just leave it or should i atempt to improve it?

After a conversation last night with Steve "Firebird" Dobson he thought it may have been caused by some bearings escaping from the race and grinding round in the haed but on inspection inside the head there's no evidence of this as shown here.



So what do you think caused it and what would you do with it?

Cheers,

Richard.

Robbo:
Looks like hammer damage.  :daumenhoch:

BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN:
Strange as there all the same size  ???

bearing ?
hammer ?

i would say bearing caught - but frame may not be the one it was in ?


I would leave it as it won't affect it in any way  ;)

full pic of bike and frame number please  :)

cheers B

snapper:
heres a tip ...............go to your local car auto parts store ..........ask for a stainless metal fibre bog .....

its as tough as they come in fact can with stand powder coaters oven temps of over 200 c

here is our 2 ....no1- pin hole filler ....no2 stainless patching ....both are 2 part


IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT THREADS AND NON  .-WORKING ZONES  ARE TO BE PROTECTED AND TAPED/ COVERED .....


 

rwleigh:

--- Quote from: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on July 21, 2012, 12:12 PM ---
full pic of bike and frame number please  :)

cheers B

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