B+Bogus said:Before I go shopping... has anyone got an opinion of Wassel's stanchions?
Any 'superior' alternatives?
ZFD said:Difference between Andover Norton Genuine fork stanchions and ALL others is the material of the tubes, and more often than not the finish. We use seamless steel tube from the correct steel, and just to get it made we have to buy two tons of tubing per purchase. They are then machined, ground to size and hard chromed.
ZFD said:Haven't bothered to test the plating, but at least the Triumph stanchions from that source bend like they were made of copper tubing on impact. Our seamless tubing from the correct grade of steel is probably the biggest difference. I guess it must also make a difference in stability of the forks when riding but, dare I say it, would rather not test pattern stanchions on one of my Commandos- I love my Commandos too much. They might sulk.....
ZFD said:Using the same logic you'd probably want to make frames from copper tubing, too. Easier to bend back instead of buying a new frame, forget about stability and roadholding! As long as it is cheap........
I hope people won;t mind if I resurrect this ancient thread? I'm interested in this as I will soon be buying stanchions for a T150. Quality seems to vary a lot between the various (unkown) manufacturers. I have a pair of stanchions with good looking chrome, but with an ID so large that the O rings on the damper pistons don't even touch the sides!
I had a set of B50 stanchions straightened last year. They were originals, with only slight bowing. The workshop that carried the work out did a great job but commented that it took a lot longer than expected because they had to bend them some way beyond flat because there was so much 'spring' in them. The Wassell / other modern copies must be plain mild steel because these will straighten on a press very easily.
I've also had new stanchions ("Made In England" but no idea by whom) which had poor finish to the chrome plating, as if they'd been gone over with fine emery paper.
So, to go back to the original question, can anyone recommend a source of decent quality stanchions (hopefully for Triumphs as well as Nortons)?
LP Williams without a doubt for Triumph stanchions
sam