Ally top yoke: name of American Supplier
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Thunder
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That would be Stephen over in Scottsdale in the US.
Co-incidentally I am just emailing him at the moment.
Co-incidentally I am just emailing him at the moment.
pikeydave
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That would be Stephen over in Scottsdale in the US.
Co-incidentally I am just emailing him at the moment.
No, that don't ring a bell. Unless he's got a company name, it's a BMW dealership that also has a sideline in trick bits.
Thunder
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Not sure how he distributes them but he's the manufacturer so if you want his email let me know and I'll drop it in a PM.
pikeydave
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That's them. Cheers. It's for a 'friend' of mine who's building an RS based cafe racer bollocks.
And you reckon Thunder that your contact makes them for SanJose?
I've got one. Made no difference at all to the handling as far as I can tell but does look the part. on the other hand a fork brace from Flat Racer makes a big difference
pikeydave
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Yes, does look better than the pressed tin BMW use but using the brace as well will do the front end the world of good. Has done on me Mono.
V4Moto
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Billet top yoke
I posted on ADV Rider a couple of days ago looking for leads on a billet top yoke to fit an 88 R80GS. I spoke to Guy at HPM and he will be making a batch up but later in the year. Thing is I'm in the brown stuff so thought I'd see if there is anyone on the UK site that might be able to help with an original top yoke.
I am in Alberta Canada, nice place but short riding season and naff all for spares or machining, not like the UK. I broke the top yoke on my 88 R80GS when I loosened everything off to straighten the front end after a fall. When doing up the yoke bolts the last top one broke the top yoke casting. I did find another to keep me running for whats left of the riding season and stuck that on today, same thing, snapped the yoke, the casting broke as I nipped up the bolt. This time I set the torque wrench to 22 ft-lbs to be on the "safe" side. Pic here
http://s46.photobucket.com/user/V4Moto/media/R80GStopyoke.jpg.html?filters[user]=76651583&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0
Wondering if anyone has a top yoke for an 88, with the 40mm forks. My brother's coming out in a couple of weeks so he could bring it out and would help me out a lot. I promise to set the torque wrench no higher than 15 ft lbs this time. Clymer value is 29-33 ft lbs but as I snapped one at 30 and the second at 22 with a different torque wrench I am feeling cautious for the third time.
Anyone got one they can part with? Can put anyone here in touch with the maker for the billet ones if interested, my names on his list for the next batch later this year (but I'll be knee deep in snow by then so need to ride now)
Ta
I posted on ADV Rider a couple of days ago looking for leads on a billet top yoke to fit an 88 R80GS. I spoke to Guy at HPM and he will be making a batch up but later in the year. Thing is I'm in the brown stuff so thought I'd see if there is anyone on the UK site that might be able to help with an original top yoke.
I am in Alberta Canada, nice place but short riding season and naff all for spares or machining, not like the UK. I broke the top yoke on my 88 R80GS when I loosened everything off to straighten the front end after a fall. When doing up the yoke bolts the last top one broke the top yoke casting. I did find another to keep me running for whats left of the riding season and stuck that on today, same thing, snapped the yoke, the casting broke as I nipped up the bolt. This time I set the torque wrench to 22 ft-lbs to be on the "safe" side. Pic here
http://s46.photobucket.com/user/V4Moto/media/R80GStopyoke.jpg.html?filters[user]=76651583&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0
Wondering if anyone has a top yoke for an 88, with the 40mm forks. My brother's coming out in a couple of weeks so he could bring it out and would help me out a lot. I promise to set the torque wrench no higher than 15 ft lbs this time. Clymer value is 29-33 ft lbs but as I snapped one at 30 and the second at 22 with a different torque wrench I am feeling cautious for the third time.
Anyone got one they can part with? Can put anyone here in touch with the maker for the billet ones if interested, my names on his list for the next batch later this year (but I'll be knee deep in snow by then so need to ride now)
Ta
V4Moto
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I thought it made a reasonable difference to the handling on mine
You can take a standard bottom clamp and with very little in the way of machining make it fit on the top fine
This is what mine looked like
V4Moto
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Cheers Garry that looks pretty good to me, sadly I don't have a spare bottom yoke either so the only chance I got of getting on my trip year is a replacement for the top one - fingers are crossed that someone has one they can spare.
An 88 will have an aluminium top yolk as standard. The San Jose style are for the earlier bikes with the flat steel plate.
Does anyone know the way to San Jose?
V4Moto
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Thanks for the follow-up fellas. The Toaster tan ones, like the San Jose ones are for the G/S. The only one I can find doing billet for the GS is HPMGuy and he is not making any until later this year when I will be snowed in.
Greg - Dionne Warwick always pops up in my head when I see that - still don't know the way there!
Greg - Dionne Warwick always pops up in my head when I see that - still don't know the way there!
BMW Boxer Supplies sells them...
V4Moto
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Apologies chasbmw - I went back to Toaster Tan's site. looks like he may do one for later bikes. I'll give him a call. Thanks for the lead on that
chrisshrops
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I have a toaster tan for my mono rt looks better but I'm not sure if it will do much re handling
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