Carbon fork protectors - do they exist?!

[hellebel]

Hi all

I have seen some GSs with pre-moulded carbon fork protectors between the axle and the lower yoke. Can anyone tell me where to get some from as my forks are slowly getting chipped?

Thanks

Hellebel

 

[(RIP) Gerry Huxtable]

Yes

Racespec

Ledbury

01531 631700

www.racespec.co.uk

worth a ride over to make sure you get the right diameter and length.


cheers


Gerry H.

 

[Roge]

Re: Yes

Racespec

Ledbury

01531 631700

www.racespec.co.uk

worth a ride over to make sure you get the right diameter and length.


cheers


Gerry H.

If you can identify the right bits can you post the details?

 

[Paul Young]

On the Racespec site, go to:

Online Shop
Bike Parts
Guards
Various

Top of the list are the Carbon USD fork protectors. I fitted some of these a few years ago & used the YZ250 fitting as these were the best compromise for the diameter of the GS lower fork leg. There is a step on the fork leg, though & the protector needs packing out with a rectangle of foam. I used some 3mm neoprene I have in the garage & it worked perfectly.

 

[colin Lane]

PAUL,

Your road tax has ran out...........let me have a go on your CRM and I won't tell anyone.





Colin.

 

[Paul Young]

Your road tax has ran out...........let me have a go on your CRM and I won't tell anyone.

Good try, but the photo was taken over 12mths ago. The CRM's a beauty....... just bought to commute on but it's great fun.

 

[MiGSel]

You may have seen these:

from Boxer-design

Should fit right out of the box for 120 euros... suitable for: R 850 / 1100 / GS & R RS


Cheers,
Michel

 

[Steptoe]

Can anyone else think of a bigger waste of money.

 

[Paul Young]

Can anyone else think of a bigger waste of money.

I had a pair of forks, new wheels & fork bridge, all replaced as a goodwill warranty claim after I bought the bike three & a half years ago. I bought it s/hand so the warranty did not cover cosmetic items. The protectors were £25 when I bought mine & I thought it was cheap prevention......

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

Helicopter tape

used on leading edges of heliopter blades

thick, sticky and see-thru.

very good stone protection.

not carbon - i'll grant you but - well - different.

3M make it.

 

[hellebel]

Thanks everyone for all your suggestions. It was the Boxer Design ones that I had seen, but didn't know who they were made by, but I will check out the Racespec ones too, as Ledbury is only a stones throw from Cardiff.

Many thanks again

Hellebel

 

[Steptoe]

they'll still corrode, even more so behind the covers.

 

[MiGSel]

It was the Boxer Design ones that I had seen...

Which model GS do you ride?

They say: 850 - 1100 not 1150 !

 

[simon thomas]

another option

Just to throw in another idea...

my lower fork legs were getting a hammering, but I didn't want to put on carbon protectors, to pricey and if shit gets behind them the protectors can rub away at what they are meant to be protecting.

I ended up buying some strong aliminium, drawing a template and with the help of a good friend cut out & shaped and bent two protectors.

We used teh brake calpier fixxing holes with slightly longer tensile bolts and fixed two extra bolts/screws to the top of the fork and at the bottom.

This also means I've no extra bolts to fiddle with when I need to get the brakes off & the whole lot is protected.

Here's a piccy of the kit on the bike

Cheers
Simon T

 

[WOODY]

Can anyone else think of a bigger waste of money.

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