El tigre forks and bars?

cattailhaas

cattailhaas

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#1
Looking for a set of forks and bars for a El tigre by bird manufacturing. They are the ones that have the springs just under the bottom triple tree bracket. They can be rusty or bent as I can reproduce them if I have to....
 
Nuuch

Nuuch

New Member
#2
#2
Cat,

Saw your post about the bars. I'm in need of the springs. Would you have any leads? I am sending my bike out to get rechromed and can't seem to find the right springs.
 
cattailhaas

cattailhaas

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#3
A friend of mine just got one of these bikes but guess what...springs missing and the lowers cobbled on. They're good enough for me to get some measurements to make a set but I'll have to guess on the springs unless some one here see's this thread and chimes in with some info...
 
chipper

chipper

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#4
cattailhaas said:
A friend of mine just got one of these bikes but guess what...springs missing and the lowers cobbled on. They're good enough for me to get some measurements to make a set but I'll have to guess on the springs unless some one here see's this thread and chimes in with some info...
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I had to just about completely re-fabricate the ones on mine a couple years ago , not too tough of a task !
 
chipper

chipper

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cattailhaas said:
Thanks Angelo, that helps a bunch...I imagine the 3.3 measurement is with the weight of the bike on it ?
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No , relaxed , keep in mind I about completely made these so no way to know if that's original spec or not , I did use the original springs and cups and that's what looked right to me so that's how they got welded on ??
 
H

Havasu Dave

Moderator
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#10
Having ordered springs before, (Powells) you also need the number of coils per the 3.3" length, as well as the diameter of the wire itself. The latter makes a huge difference on the compression numbers of the spring. For example, this is how "Century Spring" lists theirs. I was particular on what suspension I was looking for. (Or you can dig around hardware store bins and hope for the best) Coil Springs Manufacturer - Stock & Custom - MRO & OEM | Century Spring Corp.

O.D: 1.562
CENTURY STOCK NUMBER: 895
FREE LENGTH: 4
ID: 0.996
RATE: 497
SUGG. MAX. DEFL: 0.74
SUGG. MAX. LOAD: 367
SOLID LENGTH: 3.08
WIRE DIA: 0.283
TOTAL COILS: 11
MAT’L: HD
ENDS: CG
FINISH: Z
Cost: $16.82
 
chipper

chipper

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Havasu Dave said:
Having ordered springs before, (Powells) you also need the number of coils per the 3.3" length, as well as the diameter of the wire itself. The latter makes a huge difference on the compression numbers of the spring. For example, this is how "Century Spring" lists theirs. I was particular on what suspension I was looking for. (Or you can dig around hardware store bins and hope for the best) Coil Springs Manufacturer - Stock & Custom - MRO & OEM | Century Spring Corp.

O.D: 1.562
CENTURY STOCK NUMBER: 895
FREE LENGTH: 4
ID: 0.996
RATE: 497
SUGG. MAX. DEFL: 0.74
SUGG. MAX. LOAD: 367
SOLID LENGTH: 3.08
WIRE DIA: 0.283
TOTAL COILS: 11
MAT’L: HD
ENDS: CG
FINISH: Z
Cost: $16.82
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Nice info , never would've thunk it !
 
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