CB77 front fork tube

philrock · Post by **philrock** » Mon Jul 04, 2016 11:36 am

Below is a photo of the lower left front fork tube from my 1966 CB77. Earlier design. I'm getting ready to powder coat it (and a bunch of other parts). I know many on this forum will say I should paint instead of powder coat. I agree painting would be nicer, but time and money considerations are steering me strongly toward powder coating.

My concern is whether there is anything heat sensitive at the bottom of the tube - like an o-ring, for example.

Is the inner tube welded in place?

DJM · Post by **DJM** » Fri Nov 04, 2016 2:33 pm

Yes, the inner tube is welded in place and No there are no O rings in there, go ahead and get it powder coated, don't forget to clean up and then mask of the threads first though.

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Fri Nov 04, 2016 3:19 pm

You're replying to a question from July 4?. ...............lm

DJM wrote:Yes, the inner tube is welded in place and No there are no O rings in there, go ahead and get it powder coated, don't forget to clean up and then mask of the threads first though.

DJM · Post by **DJM** » Fri Nov 04, 2016 6:45 pm

I must have fork legs on the brain at the moment as I'm trying to sort out a problem for someone trying to match an early fork tube with a later case. Didn't spot the date on the post, only the subject.

BTW Any chance you have an early type LH lower case available if we can't find one here in the UK, By early I mean an early steel one as used up to early 1963

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Fri Nov 04, 2016 6:57 pm

I have a couple of front ends and would asume at lest one is good.
Let me know. ................lm

DJM wrote:I must have fork legs on the brain at the moment as I'm trying to sort out a problem for someone trying to match an early fork tube with a later case. Didn't spot the date on the post, only the subject.

BTW Any chance you have an early type LH lower case available if we can't find one here in the UK, By early I mean an early steel one as used up to early 1963

G-Man · Post by **G-Man** » Sat Nov 05, 2016 5:37 am

I have some spares.

G

DJM wrote:I must have fork legs on the brain at the moment as I'm trying to sort out a problem for someone trying to match an early fork tube with a later case. Didn't spot the date on the post, only the subject.

BTW Any chance you have an early type LH lower case available if we can't find one here in the UK, By early I mean an early steel one as used up to early 1963

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Sat Nov 05, 2016 8:01 am

Will cheaper and easier if you help him for sure. ..............lm

G-Man wrote:I have some spares.

G

DJM wrote:I must have fork legs on the brain at the moment as I'm trying to sort out a problem for someone trying to match an early fork tube with a later case. Didn't spot the date on the post, only the subject.

BTW Any chance you have an early type LH lower case available if we can't find one here in the UK, By early I mean an early steel one as used up to early 1963