Ceriani Forks

[vibrac]

I think we have touched on this annoyance before web sites that list things like suspension units etc by common bike models and give no clue to dimensions
Now my mate is stuck with finding somewhere that gives dimensions of fork springs for 35mm Ceriani Forks they came off we know not what but look like original ones and he needs some springs for a twin Egli

 

[Bill Thomas]

I think we have touched on this annoyance before web sites that list things like suspension units etc by common bike models and give no clue to dimensions
Now my mate is stuck with finding somewhere that gives dimensions of fork springs for 35mm Ceriani Forks they came off we know not what but look like original ones and he needs some springs for a twin Egli

When I built my Special with Norton forks, A bloke at Gus Kuhn's, Not spelt that right ! ?, Told me to make up spacers to extend the fork legs and also pack out the springs because of the extra weight of the Vin' Engine, Bit like your Broom Handles !! , Worked out well for me. Cheers Bill.

 

[Comet Rider]

Tim,
Please check the length of the stanchions as this will have a bearing on spring length.
For my Greeves special I specified Laverda progressive spring, which |i will measure tomorrow

Neil

 

[Normski]

I think we have touched on this annoyance before web sites that list things like suspension units etc by common bike models and give no clue to dimensions
Now my mate is stuck with finding somewhere that gives dimensions of fork springs for 35mm Ceriani Forks they came off we know not what but look like original ones and he needs some springs for a twin Egli

How long are these Ceriani forks? the metal profile forks on my Egli are a fair bit shorter than the Cerianis fitted to my 750 Laverda. I have some spare springs from a Laverda that I could measure. Rule of thumb for me is to space springs out so I have to press down pretty hard to get the top nuts into the stanchion! Crude but not a bad starting point.

 

[eglijim]

I think we have touched on this annoyance before web sites that list things like suspension units etc by common bike models and give no clue to dimensions
Now my mate is stuck with finding somewhere that gives dimensions of fork springs for 35mm Ceriani Forks they came off we know not what but look like original ones and he needs some springs for a twin Egli

If it is of any use, i have a pair of 35mm Marzocchi's currently bolted to the front of an Egli Comet frame i can measure. I know the pain of sourcing alternative components currently as most people selling know nothing except the original machine fitting. Having been frightened by the visible deflection and bending of the M Ps originally fitted on the racer in the early days, could i suggest going to the 38mm Ceriani's (or Marzocchi's) as they are much better especially with the extra weight of a road bike. Also, as it is an Egli, i can see no point unless for race eligibility regs in staying with old forks when much better units are easily and cheaply available. The best forks we had finished up on my road bike as they were not passed as eligible ( non European) on the race bike. 43mm RWU originally from 750/1100 Suzuki. They still seem to sought after by the classic racing fraternity.

 

[vibrac]

I hope to get some more measurements tomorrow

 

[eglijim]

If it is of any use, i have a pair of 35mm Marzocchi's currently bolted to the front of an Egli Comet frame i can measure. I know the pain of sourcing alternative components currently as most people selling know nothing except the original machine fitting. Having been frightened by the visible deflection and bending of the M Ps originally fitted on the racer in the early days, could i suggest going to the 38mm Ceriani's (or Marzocchi's) as they are much better especially with the extra weight of a road bike. Also, as it is an Egli, i can see no point unless for race eligibility regs in staying with old forks when much better units are easily and cheaply available. The best forks we had finished up on my road bike as they were not passed as eligible ( non European) on the race bike. 43mm RWU originally from 750/1100 Suzuki. They still seem to sought after by the classic racing fraternity.

 

[Robert Watson]

Now the ones I saw yesterday were as set of upside down Suzuki forks all mounted in Norton Roadholder triple trees on a current HRDton project! Oh - and between them at the bottom an alloy replica Manx brake.
Pretty cute.

 

[eglijim]

Now the ones I saw yesterday were as set of upside down Suzuki forks all mounted in Norton Roadholder triple trees on a current HRDton project! Oh - and between them at the bottom an alloy replica Manx brake.
Pretty cute.

Interesting, pretty amazed there is enough spare metal to machine out of the Roadholder yokes to fit the large diameter of the USD legs as most are well over 50mm, Pic ?.

 

[eglijim]

Never claimed my Egli was pretty, more a collection of fast and dirty pragmatic solutions as almost always in a state of flux. The intention was to clean up the temporary stuff once we had gotten closer to a final solution not that this was ever likely.