Hydramatic Posted October 28, 2020 Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 Hi all, looking for Ally mudguards for my early M49, obviously I can get them from Inmotion but wondered if there was a ‘more cost effective’ route. Any thoughts appreciated. Also looking for a good used Right hand fork bottom or thoughts on how to salvage a really worn one. thanks , Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherpa325 Posted October 28, 2020 Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 Alloy guards look great,but are not very practical if you are going to ride/compete on the bike. The plastic ones are the same style, cheaper and a lot more practical and come in a variety of colours 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 What is worn on the fork bottom/slider that needs fixing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydramatic Posted October 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 It’s the inside bits of the slider that’s worn. The chromed stanchion was very bent and rusted, this poor old girl had a very tough life ! Would like to go with ally guards for originality. I’ll probably never ride it in anger. andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Hydramatic said: It’s the inside bits of the slider that’s worn. The chromed stanchion was very bent and rusted, this poor old girl had a very tough life ! Would like to go with ally guards for originality. I’ll probably never ride it in anger. andy Those sliders are quite readily available second hand. If you want to retain the original slider, the slider can be restored for service by a machinist fitting a sleeve near the top. You've got Buckley's chance of getting second hand aluminium original guards that are in good condition. If there was such a thing available, they would be more expensive than the modern replica aluminium guards because of their originality (the replicas are not exact replicas). Edited October 29, 2020 by feetupfun 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydramatic Posted October 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 Thanks Feet up fun. Will look out for a slider or get a quote to sleeve mine. Appreciate your comment re-‘replica’ guards not being exactly as original. You’ve Confirmed what I suspected. Andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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