35mm fork recommendation for cafe build

35mm is exactly 35mm wide. There's no bulky it not bulky they are all 35 mm haha
 
Yeah with a 35mm tree and looking to swap only forks, there's not much in the way of "beefier" looking forks. They are all basically 35mm tubes with aluminum lowers a slightly larger diameter.

To get inverted or some other kind of sport bike look you'll have to do a tree swap too. Check into neck bearing sizes and see what's compatible. All Balls bearings will have what you need to make it work.

You could also keep stock-ish 35mm forks and put chrome covers over the tube on top.

-Deek
 
For what bike? Honda's cb450-cb750 all use 35mm.. Honda's are plentiful also, you could always do a bearing conversion with the all balls tapered bearings, if you're not talking about a Honda. They make sets to convert almost any two combinations.
 
mark13018 said:
For what bike? Honda's cb450-cb750 all use 35mm.. Honda's are plentiful also, you could always do a bearing conversion with the all balls tapered bearings, if you're not talking about a Honda. They make sets to convert almost any two combinations.
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I would assume he's talking about a 77SuzukiTS250 ;)
 
35s are kind of spindly... these are 35s on a 1963 Honda 250 Scrambler. They desperately need 40W motor oil or similar to control the mushy feel... even with an SLS front drum.

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Traditional forks are traditional forks. If you find a set with steel lowers, get them, if not the common as bellybutton lint aluminum versions work fine... just too common.
 
Scruffy said:
35s are kind of spindly... these are 35s on a 1963 Honda 250 Scrambler. They desperately need 40W motor oil or similar to control the mushy feel... even with an SLS front drum.

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Traditional forks are traditional forks. If you find a set with steel lowers, get them, if not the common as bellybutton lint aluminum versions work fine... just too common.
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spindly and needing 40wt are 2 different issues
35's can be quite stiff enuf given they are not worn-out,have all good tight fits at all junctions,triple clamps axl etc
steel sliders is really old school and just heavy junk compared to alli sliders
 
Correct. I never said they were the same. But since I'm within 13 pounds of weighing the bike's displacement, those tiny little toy forks are pretty mushy...

Spindly is the look. I like the steel sliders because they are smaller diameter compared to the alloy ones. On a bike from the 60s, it isn't going to make any difference, slow is slow, and a 248cc p-twin is slow.
 
Scruffy said:
Correct. I never said they were the same. But since I'm within 13 pounds of weighing the bike's displacement, those tiny little toy forks are pretty mushy...

Spindly is the look. I like the steel sliders because they are smaller diameter compared to the alloy ones. On a bike from the 60s, it isn't going to make any difference, slow is slow, and a 248cc p-twin is slow.
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ahso, i thought you meant spindly as in flexy, i like you ole bike anyway
 
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