gnar forks

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konowaluk

Member
ok me and one of my friend are going to start to make some scooter pars like forks,bars and maybe some decks and i made a prototype fork here it is tell me what u think and any thing i should change ect ( dont ask y its pink)

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Joe Riley

Joe Riley

The Gypsy
Staff member
whatever you do, dont forget wheel spacers so the wheel doesnt rub against the sides. and i think if you do that you should reinforce with circle tubing on each side.
 
Jon.

Jon.

Steel Member
i think it looks great but you should put a rod on each side goin through the sides up into the top of the fork
 
S

SOA

Steel Member
liltony said:
they will bend in. nice try though
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not 100% true till u actualy had a protype to test that on, if it machined with different materials for protypes i beat you would find a set to hold up,but the cost would be very high to start the project off

also its just a rough idea tony so maybe if he put a flat stainless sheet of 2mm metal on each side of the fork front & back to sort box it in, then cut away where your wheel needs to be on both sides it wouldnt bend or fold in
 
S

SOA

Steel Member
Andrew .K said:
yeah ill prob try to reinforce the 2 angled tubes and i will use wheel spacers
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i dont like the idea of spacers on forks, but it is the only cost effective way to go around not having machine to do so on, i tryed by hand machine it doesnt work correctly

the name Gnar scooters sounds sick, so better live up to the name to suit the bussiness/hobby :)
 
Joe Riley

Joe Riley

The Gypsy
Staff member
scootersonly wheel spacers as in washers to prevent the fork from rubbing on the wheel and damaging it.
 
S

SOA

Steel Member
Joe Riley. said:
scootersonly wheel spacers as in washers to prevent the fork from rubbing on the wheel and damaging it.
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yes i understand, machine process of punching out the axle space as normal pro forks & micro forks have isnt possible to most with out large cost, so simple spacers are used like inwards do, remeber SR forks didnt use spacers, like stock forks dont

i tryed by hand press machine you cant prime it hard enough to push the metal out with out wrecking it, need hydrolic machine to do so
 
S

SOA

Steel Member
Joe Riley. said:
stock forks do have wheel spacers? and sr forks dont b/c there is nothing to rub against.
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ive never seen stock forks with a spacer on each side, only sum suspension forks, stock pro forks & micro forks have a punch out design a built in spacer, its just part of the design, same with SR forks, other wise your wheel would still rub on the side legs
 
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konowaluk

Member
i no what your talking about my inward forks have it all it is there for is to make a lil space between the fork and the wheel so they dont rub
 
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