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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Discostu on October 16, 2013, 07:34 PM

Title: What forks are these. I'm sure someone on here made a set a while back??
Post by: Discostu on October 16, 2013, 07:34 PM: Hi guys, I was recently at a vw show with the coolflo guys doing the show and shine, a lad walked up with his bike and asked some questions about it, pretty much everyone that has a bmx at these events asks us questions on what they have.

Now this lad had a set of forks on his bike with strange drop outs. I'm sure someone on here was after a set but couldn't find any for love or money. They ended up getting one of the rad metal gurus to fabricate the strange drop outs onto a different set of forks.

Anyway here are some pics. :daumenhoch:

(http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x398/rad-discostu/null_zpsdd4c0429.jpg)

(http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x398/rad-discostu/null_zps679a71cc.jpg)

(http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x398/rad-discostu/null_zpsf1a379ba.jpg)
Title: Re: What forks are these. I'm sure someone on here made a set a while back??
Post by: HUTCHMAN on October 16, 2013, 07:45 PM: M.T Racing?....but brazed?
Title: Re: What forks are these. I'm sure someone on here made a set a while back??
Post by: sawzall on October 16, 2013, 07:45 PM: there curtis forks stu,i have a pair in my collection ;)

the other forks i made for macmania's mt racing build :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What forks are these. I'm sure someone on here made a set a while back??
Post by: HUTCHMAN on October 16, 2013, 07:52 PM: cheers Phil... been doubting myself for the last 31 years that I saw a set of these forks on a Curtis.. just thought I was being a spaz.!
Title: Re: What forks are these. I'm sure someone on here made a set a while back??
Post by: Discostu on October 16, 2013, 07:56 PM: So what did the mt racing forks look like?

Were the drop outs similar? I remembered a thread.
Any links about. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What forks are these. I'm sure someone on here made a set a while back??
Post by: animal on October 16, 2013, 08:00 PM: Thems forks r beauties :smitten: I want em ::)
Title: Re: What forks are these. I'm sure someone on here made a set a while back??
Post by: oldschoolace on October 16, 2013, 08:01 PM: Could be wrong but have seen something similar on some french bikes, MBK/motobecane perhaps?

(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/oldschoolace/puzzle_zps60dedac6.jpg) (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/oldschoolace/media/puzzle_zps60dedac6.jpg.html)
Title: Re: What forks are these. I'm sure someone on here made a set a while back??
Post by: Discostu on October 16, 2013, 08:07 PM: Mm that motobecane has similar forks.

I did grab the lads phone number as he is interested in getting rid of them in favour of some gt ones to match his frame. :daumenhoch:

Get some Curtis pics up for reference. :4_17_5:
Title: Re: What forks are these. I'm sure someone on here made a set a while back??
Post by: sawzall on October 16, 2013, 08:09 PM: here's a pic of the ones i have,also have the frame set to go with them :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/IMG_3304_zps3ea0d44b.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/sawzall717/media/IMG_3304_zps3ea0d44b.jpg.html)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/IMG_3305_zps35788588.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/sawzall717/media/IMG_3305_zps35788588.jpg.html)
Title: Re: What forks are these. I'm sure someone on here made a set a while back??
Post by: Discostu on October 16, 2013, 08:14 PM: Well Phil they certainly look the ticket. Are they fairly rare then?
Not as though it matters to me. :daumenhoch:

If your interested Steve I can give you the guys number. I haven't spoke to him since I met him at the grill and chill a month or so ago.
Title: Re: What forks are these. I'm sure someone on here made a set a while back??
Post by: Gashead on October 16, 2013, 09:15 PM: :daumenhoch:

Thanks for the pm Stu, let Steve have first shout :4_17_5: