Having been unsuccessful in sourcing fork bushes for my 175 Lodola, I have been lucky enough to find a local, ‘old-school’ retired engineer/motorcycle enthusiast to turn a pair of new ones for me. He tells me that there is no means of locating these in the fork tubes but are instead a perfect tight fit adding how impressed he is by this rarely seen quality and precission.Yae Guzzi!!
And the name address and number of this man is…? Steve :O)
… Andy, the elderly, retired engineer who does not like to be busy or take phone calls and likes to take his time. c/o his secret lair/garage. Any decent engineer/turner with facilities should be able to make these - I’m just hoping that it’s only the bottom bushes that need replaced as he has advised that the top ones would be practically impossible to remove…unless anyone knows different?
My memory is hazy (it was almost 20 years ago) but I remember replacing the fork bushes on a Lodola, and you’re right, the way the sliders fit in the bronze bushes is quality. I think I bought mine from Ian Ledger (is he still around?) but seem to remember using a hacksaw blade and chisel to remove the old ones. I had less tools in those days.
Going to attack the Stornello forks soon and am expecting similar problems with replacing bushes.
will i be getting a call then
???
Quite possibly!! Got any phosphor bronze you can turn down to size
Bushes back in tubes, forks back on bike. Superb job and at a price you’d think cheap if buying off the shelf.One of my springs was split in two so my engineer man made a small separator to stop them winding into each other. If anyone has difficulty finding a good engineer to make these unobtanium bushes then PM me and it could be sorted-out but would involve supplying the forks for sizes and fitting. Now, can anyone recommend a good service for reconditioning the rear shocks? I’m thinking Hagon.