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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:06 am
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I can't find a bloody wrecker that either has a left fork leg for a
Hyosung GT250, and / or returns calls or messages.. besides spending
about 300 less than I've been quoted and risking buying what I need off
the net from Korea .. after this length of time progress on even FINDING
the bits I need is roughly zero.
Today after about 7 weeks I finally got told my fork leg cracked when it
was attempted to be straightened and have a "nice" figure of $1200 to
order a new one. Considering that at most the bike's worth 3K it's not
cost effective to order a new leg,
After being off the road this long expecting it would "probably" work
and then being told it didn't is kinda frustrating, I just want to be on
the road. Does anyone have contact details for a wrecker that at least
returns calls or emails ?
At least the bike still starts first go I guess but that does no damned
good when it's on bricks.
I suspect I may be able to get a 'matching' part from a different bike
but I have stuff all idea about what would fit or be suitable etc.
ID Name Mfg Part # Alpha Part #
10 DAMPER ASS`Y, front fork L 51220HM8102 HS21937
It's the whole thing, from the axle up to the triple clamps or whatever
they're called.
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:06 am
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Hi
If you measure the fork tube diameter and the total length from axel to top
you should be able to go to most wreckers and find something close. It
will be best if it's off a 250 so the springs are the right weight.
Smiley
"Yeebers" <yeeb.DeleteThis@yeeb.yeeb> wrote in message
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>I can't find a bloody wrecker that either has a left fork leg for a Hyosung
>GT250, and / or returns calls or messages.. besides spending about 300 less
>than I've been quoted and risking buying what I need off the net from Korea
>.. after this length of time progress on even FINDING the bits I need is
>roughly zero.
>
> Today after about 7 weeks I finally got told my fork leg cracked when it
> was attempted to be straightened and have a "nice" figure of $1200 to
> order a new one. Considering that at most the bike's worth 3K it's not
> cost effective to order a new leg,
>
> After being off the road this long expecting it would "probably" work and
> then being told it didn't is kinda frustrating, I just want to be on the
> road. Does anyone have contact details for a wrecker that at least returns
> calls or emails ?
>
> At least the bike still starts first go I guess but that does no damned
> good when it's on bricks.
>
> I suspect I may be able to get a 'matching' part from a different bike but
> I have stuff all idea about what would fit or be suitable etc.
>
> ID Name Mfg Part # Alpha Part #
> 10 DAMPER ASS`Y, front fork L 51220HM8102 HS21937
>
> It's the whole thing, from the axle up to the triple clamps or whatever
> they're called.
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> Any genuine assistance appreciated. |
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:06 am
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Thanks Smiley !
I presume if I go that way, replace both legs obviously ? 
Are the mounting brackets for brake assemblies the same on various
brands or are they all proprietary ? From what I can tell (limited
knowledge admittedly) the bottom that has the axle bit and brake mount
on it is part of the part. (ie the inner and outer fork + wheel/brake
bracket are all that's between the triple clamp and the wheel).
Smiley wrote:
> Hi
>
> If you measure the fork tube diameter and the total length from axel to top
> you should be able to go to most wreckers and find something close. It
> will be best if it's off a 250 so the springs are the right weight.
>
> Smiley
>
> "Yeebers" <yeeb.TakeThisOut@yeeb.yeeb> wrote in message
> news:4794357d@news.comindico.com.au...
>> I can't find a bloody wrecker that either has a left fork leg for a Hyosung
>> GT250, and / or returns calls or messages.. besides spending about 300 less
>> than I've been quoted and risking buying what I need off the net from Korea
>> .. after this length of time progress on even FINDING the bits I need is
>> roughly zero.
>>
>> Today after about 7 weeks I finally got told my fork leg cracked when it
>> was attempted to be straightened and have a "nice" figure of $1200 to
>> order a new one. Considering that at most the bike's worth 3K it's not
>> cost effective to order a new leg,
>>
>> After being off the road this long expecting it would "probably" work and
>> then being told it didn't is kinda frustrating, I just want to be on the
>> road. Does anyone have contact details for a wrecker that at least returns
>> calls or emails ?
>>
>> At least the bike still starts first go I guess but that does no damned
>> good when it's on bricks.
>>
>> I suspect I may be able to get a 'matching' part from a different bike but
>> I have stuff all idea about what would fit or be suitable etc.
>>
>> ID Name Mfg Part # Alpha Part #
>> 10 DAMPER ASS`Y, front fork L 51220HM8102 HS21937
>>
>> It's the whole thing, from the axle up to the triple clamps or whatever
>> they're called.
>>
>> Any genuine assistance appreciated.
>
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:06 am
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In article <4794357d DeleteThis @news.comindico.com.au>, Yeebers <yeeb DeleteThis @yeeb.yeeb>
wrote:
> Does anyone have contact details for a wrecker that at least
> returns calls or emails ?
Have you tried www.findapart.com.au ?
It doesn't make the wreckers any more likely to give a damn, but it does
send your request to a whole bunch of places at once - I've found it
pretty useful and it's gotten me parts from wreckers in Melbourne,
Adelaide, and Brisbane when I couldn't find them using a few local phone
calls from Sydney...
big
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all passionate authentic experiences will be appropriated, mishandled,
watered down, cheapened, repackaged, marketed and sold to the people
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:11 am
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I've received not a byte for any of the 3 times I've entered what I am
after into find a part.. Thanks tho, big.
Iain Chalmers wrote:
> In article <4794357d RemoveThis @news.comindico.com.au>, Yeebers <yeeb RemoveThis @yeeb.yeeb>
> wrote:
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>> Does anyone have contact details for a wrecker that at least
>> returns calls or emails ?
>
> Have you tried www.findapart.com.au ?
>
> It doesn't make the wreckers any more likely to give a damn, but it does
> send your request to a whole bunch of places at once - I've found it
> pretty useful and it's gotten me parts from wreckers in Melbourne,
> Adelaide, and Brisbane when I couldn't find them using a few local phone
> calls from Sydney...
>
> big
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:11 am
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In aus.motorcycles on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:38:23 GMT
Yeebers <yeeb.TakeThisOut@yeeb.yeeb> wrote:
> Thanks Smiley !
>
> I presume if I go that way, replace both legs obviously ?
>
Which bit is broken? The tube, or the slider?
The tube is the shiny tube bit, the slider is the bit the axle goes
through. (not upside-downers are they?)
If it's the slider then take a cardboard template of your slider's
brake mounts with you to check them against the possible sliders.
Else take the brake itself.
If the brake mountings are different, then it is often possible to
make a bracket to fit the old brake, usually hand carved out of thick
ally sheet.
NOt that many Hyosungs about so I second findapart.com.au
replacing a whole front end is not cheap. You also need to match fork
tube diameters so they fit in the triple clamp properly, and fork tube
lengths. Sometimes it's easier to take the whole damn front end, and
get a fabricator to match the stem on the triple clamp to your bike's
steering head.
If it is the fork tubes that are done in then that's a little easier,
although getting an unbent one that a wrecker will sell without the
rest of the bits could be hard. You'll need to measure diameter and
length.
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:11 am
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On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:02:40 GMT, Yeebers <yeeb.TakeThisOut@yeeb.yeeb> wrote:
Snip most...
>Today after about 7 weeks I finally got told my fork leg cracked when it
>was attempted to be straightened and have a "nice" figure of $1200 to
>order a new one. Considering that at most the bike's worth 3K it's not
>cost effective to order a new leg,
Yeebers,
A few weeks ago our young Clem posted about his Triumph
forks.. and that he purchased O/S for far cheaper than he could get
here. Maybe a search through Google might achieved a similar result
for you?
Johno
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:11 am
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On 21 Jan 2008 07:48:12 GMT, Zebee Johnstone <zebeej RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:
>In aus.motorcycles on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:38:23 GMT
>Yeebers <yeeb RemoveThis @yeeb.yeeb> wrote:
>> Thanks Smiley !
>>
>> I presume if I go that way, replace both legs obviously ?
>>
>
>Which bit is broken? The tube, or the slider?
>
>The tube is the shiny tube bit, the slider is the bit the axle goes
>through. (not upside-downers are they?)
I believe all the roadster hyosungs are upside down forks Zebs.
Johno
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Hey Zebee thanks for all that, logical stuff but not things a repairing
n00b would think of
Far as I understand the tube's the part that cracked, but all up it had
a 'banana' bend (ie all curved rather than a 'bent here only' bend) so
it could've been either, or both. I didn't think to ask once I'd spoken
to the mechanic 
Basically they're upside down - the gold / tube / thickest part is at
the top, with a bolt holding a disc over the top, a rubber seal at the
bottom then the thinner stainless steel-like bit that goes in and out
(ooer!). The other end of it vanishes into the wheel / brake mount by
some nefarious means (I see no bolts or anything) which is an alloy
looking bit with the brake mounts, pinch bolts and axle hole (teehee). I
can understand how to get the top and bottom apart but I see no way I
could get the wheel mount off.
It's not just the front end .. somehow I also managed to kill the rear
brake light lens and the plastic body under the pillion seat.. dent the
tank .. obliterate the speedo.. you know ..
My damned knees click every time I get up now, so I know who came off
best in the accident !
Zebee Johnstone wrote:
> In aus.motorcycles on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:38:23 GMT
> Yeebers <yeeb.TakeThisOut@yeeb.yeeb> wrote:
>> Thanks Smiley !
>>
>> I presume if I go that way, replace both legs obviously ?
>>
>
> Which bit is broken? The tube, or the slider?
>
> The tube is the shiny tube bit, the slider is the bit the axle goes
> through. (not upside-downers are they?)
>
> If it's the slider then take a cardboard template of your slider's
> brake mounts with you to check them against the possible sliders.
>
> Else take the brake itself.
>
> If the brake mountings are different, then it is often possible to
> make a bracket to fit the old brake, usually hand carved out of thick
> ally sheet.
>
> NOt that many Hyosungs about so I second findapart.com.au
>
> replacing a whole front end is not cheap. You also need to match fork
> tube diameters so they fit in the triple clamp properly, and fork tube
> lengths. Sometimes it's easier to take the whole damn front end, and
> get a fabricator to match the stem on the triple clamp to your bike's
> steering head.
>
> If it is the fork tubes that are done in then that's a little easier,
> although getting an unbent one that a wrecker will sell without the
> rest of the bits could be hard. You'll need to measure diameter and
> length.
>
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Yeah I did that, but all up even with the septic $ being as low as I'd
seen it, the total came over as $1021au (incl $200us shipping).
Apparently since it's coming in from OS I get to pay 23% import duty
then 10% gst on top .. which works out roughly 300 less than the quote I
got from my local dealer which doesn't come with the 'will I see my
parts' worry. I have the site bookmarked it was richardhyosung or
similar in Korea.
That said I can pick up a single leg for $350septics from there.. I
asked at the time but someone said the site played music so it was
evil.. or similar
Johno wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:02:40 GMT, Yeebers <yeeb.RemoveThis@yeeb.yeeb> wrote:
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> Snip most...
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>> Today after about 7 weeks I finally got told my fork leg cracked when it
>> was attempted to be straightened and have a "nice" figure of $1200 to
>> order a new one. Considering that at most the bike's worth 3K it's not
>> cost effective to order a new leg,
>
> Yeebers,
> A few weeks ago our young Clem posted about his Triumph
> forks.. and that he purchased O/S for far cheaper than he could get
> here. Maybe a search through Google might achieved a similar result
> for you?
>
> Johno
>
> Coopers?
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> Fork leg?
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Yeebers wrote:
> Yeah I did that, but all up even with the septic $ being as low as I'd
> seen it, the total came over as $1021au (incl $200us shipping).
> Apparently since it's coming in from OS I get to pay 23% import duty
> then 10% gst on top .. which works out roughly 300 less than the quote I
> got from my local dealer which doesn't come with the 'will I see my
> parts' worry. I have the site bookmarked it was richardhyosung or
> similar in Korea.
>
> That said I can pick up a single leg for $350septics from there.. I
> asked at the time but someone said the site played music so it was
> evil.. or similar
Well...if the value of the item being mailed to you is under a grand,
you have a good chance of not having to pay any extra tax or duty.
There are no guarantees, but.... I'd try to keep an order down to under
$600 Ozzie, total.
Dunno about Korean postage, but I'd be surprised if it's as expensive as
the yanks.
Your local dealer may remove the "will I see the parts" worry, but may
give a "when will I see my parts" worry instead.
regards,
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Yeebers wrote:
> Thanks Smiley !
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> I presume if I go that way, replace both legs obviously ?
>
No - not necessarily
I rode for years on an XJ650 with mismatched forks, calipers, brake
discs & wheels all shimmed to fit with washers from the hardware store
Most fun bike I ever had - it was worth so little that crashing it,
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In aus.motorcycles on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:33:41 GMT
Yeebers <yeeb.DeleteThis@yeeb.yeeb> wrote:
> Hey Zebee thanks for all that, logical stuff but not things a repairing
> n00b would think of
>
> Far as I understand the tube's the part that cracked, but all up it had
> a 'banana' bend (ie all curved rather than a 'bent here only' bend) so
> it could've been either, or both. I didn't think to ask once I'd spoken
> to the mechanic
>
OK so it's an upside downer.
However... there is still a chance you can replace the tube - I'm not
familiar with upside downers, but tubes is tubes as far as I know.
You'll need diameter and length. Then you visit every wrecker you can
physically reach looking for other upside down forks.
It's a rare bike alas... so not many bits.
Start hunting the classifieds for another whole bike.
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"Yeebers" <yeeb.TakeThisOut@yeeb.yeeb> wrote in message
news:4794357d@news.comindico.com.au...
>I can't find a bloody wrecker that either has a left fork leg for a Hyosung
>GT250, and / or returns calls or messages.. besides spending about 300 less
>than I've been quoted and risking buying what I need off the net from Korea
>.. after this length of time progress on even FINDING the bits I need is
>roughly zero.
>
> Today after about 7 weeks I finally got told my fork leg cracked when it
> was attempted to be straightened and have a "nice" figure of $1200 to
> order a new one. Considering that at most the bike's worth 3K it's not
> cost effective to order a new leg,
>
> After being off the road this long expecting it would "probably" work and
> then being told it didn't is kinda frustrating, I just want to be on the
> road. Does anyone have contact details for a wrecker that at least returns
> calls or emails ?
>
> At least the bike still starts first go I guess but that does no damned
> good when it's on bricks.
>
> I suspect I may be able to get a 'matching' part from a different bike but
> I have stuff all idea about what would fit or be suitable etc.
>
> ID Name Mfg Part # Alpha Part #
> 10 DAMPER ASS`Y, front fork L 51220HM8102 HS21937
>
> It's the whole thing, from the axle up to the triple clamps or whatever
> they're called.
>
> Any genuine assistance appreciated.
>
I rang our local Hyosung agent here in Christchurch NZ and they would be
pleased to get you a new left fork leg for NX$1933-47. Used ones are simply
not available. Why dont you wreck your bike and buy another new one. Might
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Thanks - I tried the number I have for Hyosung in NSW and it rang 3
times then said it wasn't connected ..
Not sure what you mean by wrecking the bike then .. oh, ha ! Probably
right they are a tad on the pricey side but then again all parts
purchases are the same, cars or bikes.. !
The Biker wrote:
> "Yeebers" <yeeb.DeleteThis@yeeb.yeeb> wrote in message
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>> I can't find a bloody wrecker that either has a left fork leg for a Hyosung
>> GT250, and / or returns calls or messages.. besides spending about 300 less
>> than I've been quoted and risking buying what I need off the net from Korea
>> .. after this length of time progress on even FINDING the bits I need is
>> roughly zero.
>>
>> Today after about 7 weeks I finally got told my fork leg cracked when it
>> was attempted to be straightened and have a "nice" figure of $1200 to
>> order a new one. Considering that at most the bike's worth 3K it's not
>> cost effective to order a new leg,
>>
>> After being off the road this long expecting it would "probably" work and
>> then being told it didn't is kinda frustrating, I just want to be on the
>> road. Does anyone have contact details for a wrecker that at least returns
>> calls or emails ?
>>
>> At least the bike still starts first go I guess but that does no damned
>> good when it's on bricks.
>>
>> I suspect I may be able to get a 'matching' part from a different bike but
>> I have stuff all idea about what would fit or be suitable etc.
>>
>> ID Name Mfg Part # Alpha Part #
>> 10 DAMPER ASS`Y, front fork L 51220HM8102 HS21937
>>
>> It's the whole thing, from the axle up to the triple clamps or whatever
>> they're called.
>>
>> Any genuine assistance appreciated.
>>
>
>
> I rang our local Hyosung agent here in Christchurch NZ and they would be
> pleased to get you a new left fork leg for NX$1933-47. Used ones are simply
> not available. Why dont you wreck your bike and buy another new one. Might
> get enough for the parts to pay for two new ones.
>
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