Voodooo
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I can’t believe you actually said the “S” word. Especially over Ohlins.Since this issue could be deadly, it would be worthwhile investigating to see if there are other triple trees that could be retro-fitted. Simply putting a new part on that is made to the same design as the old broken one seems a recipe for trouble. Big question, has anyone at Norton redesigned this part to avoid the failure?
If it's just a not yet broken but identical to original part, I wouldn't trust my life with it.
Perhaps with a bit of modification there is a Suzuki , Yamaha Honda or Kawasaki part that will fit and work.
Those ones don't come apart unless you run into the back of a truck.
Or one could install an entire front end such as the Showa Big Piston unit and get the anti-dive feature, which is very nice.
These are fitted to late model GSXRs, Thruxton Rs and a few other bikes.
I installed a set on an original Commando frame, wasn't a bad job at all, bit of machining.
End result, it's a very light, high performance front end. And the triple trees won't break.
Another thought-
Perhaps it would be good to ask Ohlins about this. The front end is supposed to be Ohlins and they make quality items. Typically the triple trees come with the forks, so the triple trees ought to be Ohlins as well?
Glen