golden pinto forks

[maxwell17]

I recently picked up this golden pinto , all original except missing the rear fender and chain guard , iI believe the front forksas are bent , iI see some minis with different style forks , but iI just want to make sure they are bent , as iam going to tear it down and clean it up and straighten the forks when iI do , now my second question is does anybody know a do it yourself way to stfaighten then , instead of taking them to a shop and having them put in a press , iam a hill billy at heart and was going to try backing over them carefully with my jeep lol

 

[trinik7597]

yeah they are bent :laugh: heat and some care and you should be able to straighten them pretty easy :thumbsup: nice find

 

[T-Town Mini]

I tried heat and was not successful...so I made a press:

http://www.oldminibikes.com/forum/p...ls-equipment-gadgets-parts-12.html#post817716

It worked better than expected and my forks came out very straight.

Others have actually used the weight of their vehicle and a jack to straighten frames before...so, search through that thread or do a general search and see their methods used.

 

[oldfatguy]

one thing nice about using a press is you can save the original paint. I use rubber pads to protect the paint. The forks on my bonanza mb200 and the arco colt were both straightened without damaging the original paint.

 

[maxwell17]

Ya I really like the original paint on the pinto , basicly I just want to dismantle it , clean and regrease everything

 

[maxwell17]

Got the forks straight , went into a local mower shop to get some parts and they had a old press sitting in the back and i I asked if iI could use it , ran home grabbed the forks and the owner let me use the press for free , worked great

 

[chipper]

You need new Decals and I got them , $5 each , hi-quality weather-proof vinyl !

 

[oldfatguy]

Got the forks straight , went into a local mower shop to get some parts and they had a old press sitting in the back and i I asked if iI could use it , ran home grabbed the forks and the owner let me use the press for free , worked great

:thumbsup: way to go