CNW Fork Bushing / Seal Extension

Ron Williams at Maxton told me the worst thing about Roadholders, apart from the crappy internals, is the short length of the sliders which causes more stiction. Just look at any telescopic fork from the eighties onward. They all have longer sliders.
 
I made 25 mm slider extensions for my N15. It has already 25 mm longer stanchions.
It definitely is an improvement, especially on rougher roads.
They are hidden inside the chrome (now stainless) shrouds:

CNW Fork Bushing / Seal Extension


Making them myself, I could machine them to the size of the seals I wanted to use:
ARI. 149 (35 x 46 x 11)
ARI. 003T (35 X 48 x11) OD must be reduced slightly to fit the sliders.
Ariete seals are much better than std seals.
By limiting the extension to 25 mm, the top bushing still extends into the slider itself,
Thus under emergency braking, the load on the fork will be divided between the two.
(probably doesn't matter, but I like the idea..)
 
Someone sent me a photo of these extra long fork extensions they made for themselves.

CNW Fork Bushing / Seal Extension


Below is a photo of what are probably the very first Norton roadholder extensions with synthetic bushings I made for my monoshock roadracer in 1985. A definite improvement over stock.

CNW Fork Bushing / Seal Extension
 
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