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Old Cycle forks? Or?? #7234994 04/04/21 03:01 PM 04/04/21 03:01 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,017 Minnesota 330-Trapper OP trapper
330-Trapper OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,017 Minnesota	Ideas about these forks?? NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Old Cycle forks? Or?? [Re: 330-Trapper] #7235002 04/04/21 03:12 PM 04/04/21 03:12 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,872 Central, SD Law Dog trapper
Law Dog trapper Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,872 Central, SD	$1,000 on Pickers, no clue. Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that! Jerry Herbst

Re: Old Cycle forks? Or?? [Re: 330-Trapper] #7235017 04/04/21 03:35 PM 04/04/21 03:35 PM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,238 Illinois R ratbrain trapper
ratbrain trapper R Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,238 Illinois	Looks like an old front fork of a springer front end off an old Harley. Those are the inner bottom springs.

Re: Old Cycle forks? Or?? [Re: 330-Trapper] #7235095 04/04/21 05:52 PM 04/04/21 05:52 PM
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 10,615 Iowa T trapdog1 trapper
trapdog1 trapper T Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 10,615 Iowa	I'll just go ahead and get this out of the way because you know its coming: Pig Castrator.

Re: Old Cycle forks? Or?? [Re: 330-Trapper] #7235106 04/04/21 06:04 PM 04/04/21 06:04 PM
Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,291 PA L lumberjack391 trapper
lumberjack391 trapper L Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 2,291 PA	Did you find it with a metal detector?

Re: Old Cycle forks? Or?? [Re: 330-Trapper] #7235114 04/04/21 06:13 PM 04/04/21 06:13 PM
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 10,826 Asheville, NC C charles trapper
charles trapper C Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 10,826 Asheville, NC	For castrating two pigs at a time?

Re: Old Cycle forks? Or?? [Re: 330-Trapper] #7235122 04/04/21 06:24 PM 04/04/21 06:24 PM
Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 5,878 perry co.Pa wetdog trapper
wetdog trapper Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 5,878 perry co.Pa	Harley springer fork. Well, part of it

Re: Old Cycle forks? Or?? [Re: 330-Trapper] #7235164 04/04/21 07:41 PM 04/04/21 07:41 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,017 Minnesota 330-Trapper OP trapper
330-Trapper OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,017 Minnesota	Do I brush off the loose rust or where do I go from here? Rat brain? Wetdog? Old bike group? NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Old Cycle forks? Or?? [Re: 330-Trapper] #7235181 04/04/21 07:50 PM 04/04/21 07:50 PM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,238 Illinois R ratbrain trapper
ratbrain trapper R Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,238 Illinois	330, you only have a piece of the front end. Maybe a restoration guy may be interested. I would sandblast it (gently).

Re: Old Cycle forks? Or?? [Re: 330-Trapper] #7235182 04/04/21 07:51 PM 04/04/21 07:51 PM
Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 5,878 perry co.Pa wetdog trapper
wetdog trapper Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 5,878 perry co.Pa	Google vintage Harley dealers in your area first. They could get you hooked up, or know someone who can. And I'd at least wire wheel it and a light oil.

Re: Old Cycle forks? Or?? [Re: ratbrain] #7235205 04/04/21 08:22 PM 04/04/21 08:22 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,017 Minnesota 330-Trapper OP trapper
330-Trapper OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,017 Minnesota	Originally Posted by ratbrain 330, you only have a piece of the front end. Maybe a restoration guy may be interested. I would sandblast it (gently). Oh, I saw that in ratbrains photo...just part I wonder what year its from. And I don't have access to a sandblasted but I can get a soft brass while wheel for my Grinder if that would work. NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Old Cycle forks? Or?? [Re: 330-Trapper] #7235209 04/04/21 08:27 PM 04/04/21 08:27 PM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,238 Illinois R ratbrain trapper
ratbrain trapper R Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,238 Illinois	1948 was the last year H-D used a springer type front end on big-twins. I really don't know how long they produced them for the smaller 45 cu. in. Wire wheel will work. That is what I used on my first Harley , that and naval jelly. Last edited by ratbrain; 04/04/21 08:29 PM.

Re: Old Cycle forks? Or?? [Re: lumberjack391] #7235224 04/04/21 08:52 PM 04/04/21 08:52 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,017 Minnesota 330-Trapper OP trapper
330-Trapper OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,017 Minnesota	Originally Posted by lumberjack391 Did you find it with a metal detector? No, yard find NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Old Cycle forks? Or?? [Re: 330-Trapper] #7235251 04/04/21 09:37 PM 04/04/21 09:37 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,165 Central NC T traprjohn trapper
traprjohn trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,165 Central NC	Agree with wire wheel and naval jelly www.sevenoakstrappingsupplies.com for trap mods and gear The 10 Commandments are not suggestions. Buy a soldiers meal EVERY chance you can.

Re: Old Cycle forks? Or?? [Re: traprjohn] #7235254 04/04/21 09:39 PM 04/04/21 09:39 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,017 Minnesota 330-Trapper OP trapper
330-Trapper OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,017 Minnesota	Originally Posted by traprjohn Agree with wire wheel and naval jelly Just to get the loose rust off? NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Old Cycle forks? Or?? [Re: 330-Trapper] #7235258 04/04/21 09:46 PM 04/04/21 09:46 PM
Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 5,509 West Central MN 20scout trapper
20scout trapper Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 5,509 West Central MN	Leave them as is and let your buyer clean them as they see fit as they are pretty rough. If you don't clean them properly, you could destroy any real value they may have. Cool find but not worth alot since they repop new ones. Common sense is a not a vegetable that does well in everyone's garden.

Re: Old Cycle forks? Or?? [Re: ratbrain] #7235264 04/04/21 10:01 PM 04/04/21 10:01 PM
Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 248 Owatonna,mn C Cibarius trapper
Cibarius trapper C Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 248 Owatonna,mn	Originally Posted by ratbrain 1948 was the last year H-D used a springer type front end on big-twins. I really don't know how long they produced them for the smaller 45 cu. in. Wire wheel will work. That is what I used on my first Harley , that and naval jelly. I had a 2004 100 anniversary Springer softtail.

Re: Old Cycle forks? Or?? [Re: 20scout] #7235486 04/05/21 09:39 AM 04/05/21 09:39 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,017 Minnesota 330-Trapper OP trapper
330-Trapper OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,017 Minnesota	Originally Posted by 20scout Leave them as is and let your buyer clean them as they see fit as they are pretty rough. If you don't clean them properly, you could destroy any real value they may have. Cool find but not worth alot since they repop new ones. I was thinking that at first, if I was a collector and needed this part , I'd rather find one fsale this way then cleaned wrong. Or too much. NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Old Cycle forks? Or?? [Re: 330-Trapper] #7235504 04/05/21 10:21 AM 04/05/21 10:21 AM
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Northof50 trapper N Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,203 Manitoba	Looks more like a wall ornament , so think 10X the value

Re: Old Cycle forks? Or?? [Re: Cibarius] #7235518 04/05/21 10:55 AM 04/05/21 10:55 AM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,238 Illinois R ratbrain trapper
ratbrain trapper R Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,238 Illinois	Originally Posted by Cibarius Originally Posted by ratbrain 1948 was the last year H-D used a springer type front end on big-twins. I really don't know how long they produced them for the smaller 45 cu. in. Wire wheel will work. That is what I used on my first Harley , that and naval jelly. I had a 2004 100 anniversary Springer softtail. Sorry I stand corrected on this one!! I completely forgot the retro look Harley did putting springers back in production in more recent years.

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