Hi people. I m rebuilding my R2J and by the looks of it, I am going to need a set of fork tubes. Please feel free to correct or/and add to the list of compatible items below. (I m looking for exactly the same forks as the original ones)

MC21
MC28
NC30
NC24
CB 400 SF (ca 90-95)
CBR 600 F (ca 89-93)

Hi , mc 18 forks are longer than mc 21's . Nc 30 forks are shorter than mc21's .What is wrong with your fork tubes ?

Badly corroded and distorted by the previous owner...

(This is going to end in a bad/expensive way isn't it? )

Can you not get your forks straightened and re-chromed?

A set of (straight) R2J or even MC21 forks shouldn't cost too much, although you would probably need to consider shipping costs to Greece.

I don't see why sorting the front-end on an R model shoud be expensive, what with many people seeking MC21 SE/SP or USD forks. There must be loads of OK sets kicking around! I gave away the last set of MC21R forks I had... they didn't even need a rebuild! Strangely, they are now sat on an MC18 R2J!
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I thought of repairing them (although I have my doubts, that it can be done) but the bill for shipping and repair will be heavier, than finding a second hand pair on ebay. I don't know of anyone that can re-chrome, here in Greece,.

I have some sets from my 21s at my garage but all suffer from corrosion, plus I want to keep the bike as original as possible, so I m trying to stick with 18s at the moment. If that proves impossible, I ll check other ways to solve this problem.


(Is fork tube, the same in meaning as stanchion? Excuse my poor English people)

Stanchions are available still. I got a pair from David Silver £59 each, plus VAT, etc
Only 6K (SP) ones showing now for the same price.
Might still be cheaper that messing about with old ones if they're the same spec.

The lowers were sent off the FitForx for polishing and laquering
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A big thanks to watfordhorn for giving me a pair of proper forks free of charge and Martin77 for taking the time to ship them.

Glad to help John

Likewise.

Sod it! An RD boy and an MC28 owner helping others out... all our hard work trying to outcast you has been undone again!
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But...











(I have a Yamaha too )

Sorry! I was just about to add my new bike to the members garage....but I thought better of it, I am enough of an outcast already!

Just trying to keep the rabble to manageable numbers!
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Rabble! I'm almost offended....

martin77 wrote:
Rabble! I'm almost offended....

Note to self: Must try harder!
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