Author Topic: Home Made Freestyle Forks (Read 3714 times)

SH101 · « **on:** February 18, 2019, 02:20 PM »

I`ve had this idea for a while ... I`ve got an old Firebird frame in the loft but the forks went missing years ago . I don`t expect to ever find any replacements so I thought why not make some ugly freestyle forks out of something easily available ?
I got these for free locally : NOS Raleigh Burner I believe , they are only steel but the bike won`t be ridden so they are ideal ...

SH101 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 18, 2019, 02:22 PM »

Right , let`s drill some holes ...

SH101 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 18, 2019, 02:25 PM »

No going back now ! I cut some tube and made a quick mock up .
This is the look I`m going for ...

SH101 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 18, 2019, 02:28 PM »

The finished pegs ... they are made from an old shop fitting I had kicking about .

SH101 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 18, 2019, 02:36 PM »

Okay , I`m happy with that . I welded up the holes in the dropouts ( they are going to get a bit of a reshape ) and tack welded the pegs to the forks just to check everything was working . A quick check with a test wheel as well ...

SH101 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 18, 2019, 02:41 PM »

That is as far as I got this weekend , if anyone is interested in this and wants to see more progress pics I will put some more up ...

factory pilot · « **Reply #6 on:** February 18, 2019, 02:45 PM »

Great work even if it’s little unorthodox

BMX1973 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 18, 2019, 03:01 PM »

Yes please, they look good so far

Taipan · « **Reply #8 on:** February 18, 2019, 04:08 PM »

Good skills there fella

I thought you were gonna make some Dp forks from scratch for a minute there

I've actually seen some forks on a shopper bike or something that actually looked like the firebird forks until they got to the bottom where they bolted to the wheel? but with those skills you could maybe chop and change them,I'll try to find them

deeman · « **Reply #9 on:** February 18, 2019, 05:13 PM »

Keep it coming mate...

SH101 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 18, 2019, 05:20 PM »

Quote from: Taipan on February 18, 2019, 04:08 PM

Good skills there fella I thought you were gonna make some Dp forks from scratch for a minute there I've actually seen some forks on a shopper bike or something that actually looked like the firebird forks until they got to the bottom where they bolted to the wheel? but with those skills you could maybe chop and change them,I'll try to find them

Definitely mate . I`ve also got an 85 GT Performer with missing forks ( where did all my forks go ? ) so I`ll be on the lookout for other scrap / unwanted forks to experiment with .
Cheers for the comments guys

oldschoolace · « **Reply #11 on:** February 18, 2019, 05:23 PM »

Cant beat a bit of home brew

in 30 years time some poor bugger is gonna have a real hard time tracking down the make of these forks

SH101 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 18, 2019, 06:12 PM »

Very true

Ady · « **Reply #13 on:** February 18, 2019, 06:46 PM »

Top skills mate..

kalex · « **Reply #14 on:** February 18, 2019, 07:17 PM »

Keep it coming bud, we all love stuff like this on here

SH101 · « **Reply #15 on:** February 20, 2019, 07:11 PM »

Checking with a wheel ...

SH101 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 20, 2019, 07:14 PM »

Sorry about the double picture ^
Welding done , quick coat of etch primer ...

SH101 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 20, 2019, 07:16 PM »

Next I wanted to reshape the dropouts . I think it looks ok ...

SH101 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 20, 2019, 07:19 PM »

Next the forks need a Potts mod cable guide . And painting when I`ve decided what colour . I`ll get some pictures when I`ve done some more ...

CustardLips · « **Reply #19 on:** February 20, 2019, 07:24 PM »

Nice work.

Avro · « **Reply #20 on:** February 20, 2019, 07:49 PM »

..reminds me of how fugly freestyle bikes are!

Love this kind of stuff so keep it coming.