Premium Member bubba Posted October 10, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted October 10, 2015 Does anyone know if the diameter of the fork tube underneath the upper plastic fork tube covers behind the headlight is the same as the lower part of the fork tube? The reason I ask is because the plastic fork tube cover is tapered where it is wider at the bottom of the cover vs the top. Is it just the plastic cover that is tapered or is the metal fork tube actually tapered as well? I could find this out for myself by removing the the covers but it appears the forks have to be removed first and I am not set up for that. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator sorkyah Posted October 10, 2015 Global Moderator Share Posted October 10, 2015 Its just a plastic cover held on by the forks as well as a small bristle tree clip on the triple tree Fork diameter is the same from fork cap to dust seal. ATGATT... ATTATT, two acronyms I live by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member bubba Posted October 10, 2015 Author Premium Member Share Posted October 10, 2015 Sorkyah, thanks for your reply! Is this cover just cosmetic? Any issues if they are removed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Yes, they are just cosmetic. And if you remove the fork tubes and replace, they are a bit of a pita to get right (unless the upper bridge is also removed) cause there is an o-ring at the bottom that centers them over the tube. Aside from that oring at the bottom, there's a plastic button inserted into the lower triple clamp. If you don't want to pull the wheel and the tubes to remove them, you could cut them length-wise. Personally, i think the bike looks better w/o. If I remove my fork tubes again, I'll not put them back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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