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Yes, it's the bottom view of the cap nut,
SPECIAL COMMANDO FORK STANCHION TOP NUT, STAINLESS
TOP NUT COMMANDO 060345FP STAINLESS
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RGM fork stanchion top nut with filler plug
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Yes, it's the bottom view of the cap nut,
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Chris - a (very slight) derail - would you mind posting (or PM) photos of your fairing and details of where you got it?Hello Bonzo! I put this fork stanchion nuts kit from RGM on my bike last year.... rode est. 10k km with this kit. All works fine. I like the look and all the parts got very good quality. Refill the oil isn`t that much faster with this kit....it also takes some time. But: it is easier. there is just this little slotted brass nuts to detach...the clocks stay in place. so less work. chris
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Does the lower nut and bush remain in situ because, without an internal thread in the cap nut, there's no way to lock the damper rod with only the special upper nut?
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Chris, thanks for thatHello Bonzo! I put this fork stanchion nuts kit from RGM on my bike last year.... rode est. 10k km with this kit. All works fine. I like the look and all the parts got very good quality. Refill the oil isn`t that much faster with this kit....it also takes some time. But: it is easier. there is just this little slotted brass nuts to detach...the clocks stay in place. so less work. chris
I haven't touched the forks yet, and so didn't know how much hassle an oil change would be, hence my question on how much value this kit offers and how it looks in situ.
You've answered those questions - much appreciated.
*edit - meant to say, nice bike too
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I made stainless fork nuts with a fill set up years ago . Nobody seemed that interested at the time but they worked well. I used stainless caps to close off the holes after filling .One hole let air out and the other you put the oil in.They were off centre to clear the threaded centre hole for the threaded spring top.It took awhile to fill but you can finally leave the instruments alone.
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Hi LAB, you just hold the damper rod in situ with the female grub screw/sleeve nut. It`s easy to fit. the thread length above the nut should be adjusted as given in the manual from the kit. me thinking 12mm or so....then you install and tighten the top fork nut with the special tool which is also part of the kit. next you put the grub screw on the damper rod and tighten it with a large screwdriver. Don`t use loctite or any other thread locker. Fill in fork oil.....put in the brass nut with somes smear of silicone and you are ready.Does the lower nut and bush remain in situ because, without an internal thread in the cap nut, there's no way to lock the damper rod with only the special upper nut?
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Thanks. My question was whether the original thin nut and 'bush' (pictured) remain in position on the damper rod.
"12mm thread length above the nut" suggests it/they do as that would be the approximate length of thread remaining above the nut.
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yes, they stay in place. without them it wouldn`t work.....you couldnt adjust the length of the thread without the nut and the rod will pierce through the top fork nut at the first bump without the nut.
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Hi Rob! the fairing is from ebay from China......was cheap and don`t expect good quality...its just a plastic part, but it works.
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Thanks. That's what I thought, as another member was under the impression that the lower nut was removed which didn't make sense to me.
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Blimey
Never seen anyone admit to owning one of these before!!!
Does it work?
Asking for a friend
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erm... something about proctology comes uncomfortably to mind.
Don't cough, whatever you do!!
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Then both forks will be equally wrongSeriously though - it is always worth checking the numbers on the side. I have found errors up to 20%
Remember - 100ml of water always equals 100g (I know - except tip of Everest!)
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Cheap and available from agricultural suppliers.
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I changed the oil in my 1957 short Roadholders today, using a 60 ml syringe with a piece of PVC aquarium hose jammed onto it.
Eventually I realised it was simpler to discard the plunger and just fill the syringe barrel to a marked level and let it drain down into the fork leg.
Eventually I realised it was simpler to discard the plunger and just fill the syringe barrel to a marked level and let it drain down into the fork leg.
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Bonzo, hope that you don`t mind when i post some pix off topic for Robs.....on these you can see the fairing from differnt angles
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