Mmmmmm... Smell that? Ahhhhhh... Smells like, New Old Stock Goodness!

[czac]

yep, I was correct, New old stock rear Axle goodness... lol

My new Axle for my 225DXN!

http://www.brokenfencephotography.com/photos/i-pnb5PH8/0/M/i-pnb5PH8-L.jpg


Also, got my TRI-Z front end in today. All's I need is my tire / wheel and im good to go!

http://www.brokenfencephotography.com/photos/i-36XMSzR/0/L/i-36XMSzR-L.jpg


And a HUGE thank you to Tammy Mosher for my new Yamaha Old School Bar Pad!!

http://www.brokenfencephotography.com/photos/i-4WWtBws/0/M/i-4WWtBws-M.jpg

[DohcBikes]

Uh ya... that looks a LOT better than the one I was gonna sell you LOL...can't wait to see the frontend go on!!

[czac]

lol... set me back a few $$$ though. Although feeling the weight of this thing, shipping could have been an issue! lol, lol, lol... Im in the search for the fork caps with the Schrader air valves in them for these forks now. found one on eBay but that's it, well, its the correct one, I bet some of the others posted would work, just not sure if they thread in the same or are the wrong size. lol the ones that came on the forks were completely shot, smashed and bent, leaking air and oil...lol I straightened them out as best I can and removed the innards, I got some tire stems and tried to use the innards from them but they are way to big...I am going to throw s**t into the wind and duck and try and drill / tap these out to take the tire valve stem cores... or I can chop off the whole valve and drill / tap and just use chrome Schrader valves.

So what's the deal with these anyway? you put oil in the tubes and then adjust the ride with air?

[DohcBikes]

Pretty much, lol... it will depend on the rider and the fork oil but usually between 3-10 psi on most bikes. Check the spec for a tri z. Use a bike pump or a quality pressure regulator to avoid troubles that can occur with an air hose......

[Ghostv2]

I will need one of those bar pads in the future, i know who i will be contacting. :)

[czac]

Pretty much, lol... it will depend on the rider and the fork oil but usually between 3-10 psi on most bikes. Check the spec for a tri z. Use a bike pump or a quality pressure regulator to avoid troubles that can occur with an air hose......

Ahhh like the tires? lol the manual says 2 - 3 psi, use an air pump and not a compressor. great, now I gotta go buy an air pump? lol ill just bring the forks to walmart and use one in the store....

[czac]

I will need one of those bar pads in the future, i know who i will be contacting. :)

came out nice... looks great on the trike. I saw one on Ebay, an original from the 70s, guy wanted like $90 bucks for it or something like that!!

[DohcBikes]

2-3 psi like the manual says may be perfect, just depends on the rider weight and preference.

Try to find a low pressure gauge, they are more accurate at lower psi.

The problem with going too high on the psi is not necessarily going to show up just sitting there. Since Boyles law tells us that a trapped gas doubles in pressure each time the volume is halved, the psi can quickly get to be too much for the forks to handle, blowing seals and risking other damage, due to a suspension that gets too stiff too quickly in the range of travel.

Not trying to get off track with that just don't wanna see ya damage your new forks!!