Be aware that aluminum can be cut easily on a standard saw with a standard
blade. (Non ferrous metals only.)
Gene
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From: Javier Garcia
To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Fork springs and oil
Sounds great. Let me know how much it was. Are you planning to cut it
yourself, or at the welding shop?
Javier.
On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Allen Thomas <althomas...@gmail.com> wrote:
Javier, the local welding shop had 1" schedule 40 pipe in T6 aluminum.
It's identical to the PVC that comes with the springs. So I bought 2
feet of it. I'll make us both spacers out of it, and still have some
to play around with preloading the fork springs.
On 7/2/10, Allen Thomas <althomas...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sure let me know when you think you might be home.
>
> On 7/2/10, Javier Garcia <jajgar...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I am working today, but I might leave early. Could you come by during the
>> afternoon? I am thinking you could use my original spacers and then give
>> me
>> yours when you do the installation.
>> Javier
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Allen <althomas...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Javier, are you off today? I ordered the progressive springs as well
>>> as new clutch parts. I'd like to get that spare piece of pvc if you
>>> have it still, I was thinking I might be able to get a piece of
>>> aluminum pipe of similar diameter and get it cut down prior to the
>>> springs coming in. While I guess the PVC would hold up but I'd feel
>>> better if the spacer was metal.
>>>
>>> On Jun 24, 8:14 pm, Allen Thomas <althomas...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Thanks
>>> >
>>> > On 6/24/10, Javier Garcia <jajgar...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > > The stock spacers are 5 7/8" long. Again, with the progressive
>>> > > springs,
>>> the
>>> > > new spacers are 3 3/4".
>>> > > Javier.
>>> >
>>> > > On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 6:25 PM, Allen Thomas
>>> > > <althomas...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > >> Thanks Javier.
>>> >
>>> > >> On 6/24/10, Javier Garcia <jajgar...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > >> > Allen,
>>> > >> > after reading the instructions carefully and thinking a lot
>>> > >> > about,
>>> > >> > I
>>> got
>>> > >> to
>>> > >> > the conclusion that _the spacers should not stick out of the fork
>>> > >> > at
>>> > >> > all_.That is the way I set my forks right now. I took the stock
>>> spacers
>>> > >> out,
>>> > >> > put the pvc pipe in, and marked it at the level of the top of the
>>> fork
>>> > >> tube.
>>> > >> > That is where I cut it. All this with the front wheel on the air,
>>> > >> > of
>>> > >> course.
>>> > >> > I'll tell you the length of the stock spacers once I get home.
>>> > >> > Javier.
>>> >
>>> > >> > On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Allen Thomas <
>>> althomas...@gmail.com>
>>> > >> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > >> >> Javier, you stated that the progressive springs with the stock
>>> spacer
>>> > >> >> stuck
>>> > >> >> out of the forks two inches, how far did the stock springs stick
>>> out?
>>> > >> Also
>>> > >> >> now that you cut down the PVC spacer to 3 3/4" how far do the
>>> springs
>>> > >> >> stick
>>> > >> >> out? I'm trying to figure out the length of the new springs
>>> compared to
>>> > >> >> the
>>> > >> >> stock ones. Or just tell me the length of the stock spacers. As
>>> > >> >> for
>>> > >> >> cutting
>>> > >> >> the stock spacers down I would take them to a machine shop, or
>>> > >> >> if
>>> there
>>> > >> is
>>> > >> >> a
>>> > >> >> vocational school/community college near by, that would be
>>> > >> >> cheaper
>>> > >> >> possibly
>>> > >> >> free. Both should have a metal lathe.
>>> >
>>> > >> >> On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 10:38 AM, Javier Garcia
>>> > >> >> <jajgar...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>> >
>>> > >> >>> Allen,
>>> > >> >>> it is white PVC, not sure about the size, but I have a little
>>> > >> >>> left
>>> > >> >>> over
>>> > >> >>> at
>>> > >> >>> home you can look at. The new spacers came out to be around 3
>>> 3/4".
>>> > >> >>> Javier.
>>> >
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