Prototype Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Hi guys Is it possible to put Scorpa tys 125 1998 model forks to BSA C15 Standard frame ? Thanks ... M.Aziz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzuki250 Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) It’s possible to fit any forks to any bike, but you would need some engineering equipment (and the skill to use it)! Strange forks to fit on a beeza? Edited February 5, 2015 by suzuki250 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prototype Posted February 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Hi Thanks for your quick reply ... actually there is Scorpa project for sale .. i was thinking to use its forks + front wheel/break etc .as it is .. currently I have standard C15 frame, wheels engines carb tank etc, mainly missing fork & shock .. What do you suggest .. which forks/shock to use .. I will post picture of parts i have if needed .. Regards M. Aziz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzuki250 Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) What forks, that’s a can of worms I currently have a set of beamish forks & billet yokes fitted to my bantam and NJB expert rear shocks (good shocks for the money) Edited February 5, 2015 by suzuki250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_earle Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 I can't seem to picture a 98 Scorpa tys 125, I'm not aware of such a model. If It does exist it will surely have a disk front brake, Why on earth would you want that on a BSA?? Post a picture of the Scorpa so we can see what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prototype Posted February 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 Hi steve This one is scorpa 2004 model similar to that .. yes correct it have disk brake . What are other options i have for forks.. I thinking for going to bike breaker .. to be honest im bit lost .. P.S @suzkui250 thanks for yr reply as well .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzuki250 Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 Hi steve This one is scorpa 2004 model similar to that .. yes correct it have disk brake . What are other options i have for forks.. I thinking for going to bike breaker .. to be honest im bit lost .. No bigger than 35mm in diameter, early Spanish forks and wheels are a popular choice You will never get the approval of the classic brigade, but they seem to have a lot of time to worry about trivial matters (while they are having some fiddle forks made) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanman Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 Suzuki250 your so right...this one would have them in turmoil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prototype Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Hi guys Thanks for your replies ..I am not big fan for disc brakes on these bikes as well . Im based in Ireland and not having luck to find any suitable Spanish/beamish forks at the moment and have limited budget as some other projects are ongoing as well My current plan to build and practice it for personal use. may be i will change the forks again once i got proper one .. sorry one more question .. what is length of fork end to end recommended . I might look for some other Japanese forks. Thanks & Regards M .Aziz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japes1275 Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 You could perhaps put some (shock, horror) BSA forks on it! I've got them on mine (they must be good, they've been on there since 1962) and they are great. Rear shocks wise, the world is your oyster. From about £60 for some really basic cheap ones up to a few hundred for fully adjustable alloy ones. Length is another issue, mine are 340mm on a standard C15T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzuki250 Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) You could perhaps put some (shock, horror) BSA forks on it! I've got them on mine (they must be good, they've been on there since 1962) and they are great. Rear shocks wise, the world is your oyster. From about £60 for some really basic cheap ones up to a few hundred for fully adjustable alloy ones. Length is another issue, mine are 340mm on a standard C15T. That’s very true, but I 've welded some flat bars to mine & the kids use them as pogo sticks Edited February 13, 2015 by suzuki250 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japes1275 Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Sounds fun! Just seems a bit strange to me, having a classic trials bike then going to a lot of trouble to bolt a load of modern bits onto it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzuki250 Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) That’s progress for you, even pre65 bike are evolving! Its nice to look back with rose coloured glasses, but lets face it, they were cr@p forks! How far do you take the pre65 rules, Shocks, tyres, levers, handlebars ect…… I know one rider who is using modern titanium fiddle hips fitted in his old legs! Edited February 13, 2015 by suzuki250 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japes1275 Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) I see what you mean in some ways but then by modern standards the engines from the 50's and 60's are crap so why cant I turn up on a bike with TL 250 engine in my C15?! One of the reasons pre65 trials started was because the modern bikes were getting so good at what they did that the sections were getting harder and harder. By using the bikes they grew up with, folks could still sport that paunch, they wouldn't find themselves balancing on a rock 10 feet in the air and most importantly they could get to the pub before Sunday closing! But now a lot of people seem to want to make their old bikes more and more like the best of the twinshocks from the 80's and because of that the sections are getting harder for the real bikes. I'm thinking of returning to pre 65 trials but am a bit disenchanted by the way things seem to have gone in the last decade or so. It's crying out for a national governing body to come up with some simple regulations with a few classes and for the bikes to be scruitineered before each event. Probably a bit late for that now though!! Edited February 13, 2015 by japes1275 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzuki250 Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) To be fair most people use later parts more for cost than the advantage gain. Don’t be put off by all the moaning, it’s a very welcoming sport and most trials are easier now than they were back in the day. Edited February 13, 2015 by suzuki250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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