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Old 03-06-2012   #1
 
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triumph fork shortening info ( bad photoshopped pics)

i have a old triumph chopper. ( 69ish)

i think they are extended 6" .. but i want them shorter.

i have never touched motorcycle forks in my life.



what year are my forks? (any special name?)

can i cut the 6+ over tubes?

do i need to cut/get shorter springs?

what size? diameter? etc?



thanks.. anything helps



(HERE ARE SOME PICS .. THE FIRST IS MY FORK.. THE SECOND IS MY "PHOTOSHOPPED" FORK .. SHOWING HOW ID LIKE IT TO LOOK)





lemme know if you have info.. or fork tubes ..etc
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Old 03-06-2012   #2
 
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Forks by Frank
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Fork you frank!!!
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yep. Forks by Frank.
40 bucks. turn around time 3 days. you pay shipping to and from.
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i know about forks by frank.. but that doesn't really answer my questions..

what size? what year? do i need new springs?etc

thanks
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kinda hard to tell with those pics what year(s) they are. but everything looks pretty good on them from what i can see.
if you are asking if you need to buy new parts for them after they are shortened,my answer would be no.


or you can go buy yourself some new stock length tubes from Emgo.

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