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On my dirtbikes I have fork protectors that keep the chrome clean and clear of all the muck that a green lane can throw at them.And many a time in my years I have had the misfortune to have a stone or something similar ding my forkleg and cause an oil leak...often at the worst time. So I looked around for some of these
http://www.mandp.co.uk/productinfo/5482 ... Two-Wheels

But M & P didn't sell at the time that I was looking,so I took a chance and bought some from the TDM850,which the guy at Fowlers of Bristol said would fit the forks of my 1990 Exup.Well, for the pittance that they cost I wouldn't have been bothered if they didn't,and the next opportunity that I had I fitted them with no problems.They probably fit better than the universal ones fom M&P as well,as the genuine Yamaha ones have a lip which locates on the top of the fork leg.
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I got a pair on my bike too, took them off the CBR1000FP that I crashed, fitted straight on too.
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Any chance of a pic on the bike?
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I'll get a piccie up when I get out to the shed in the morning.
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joeboy wrote:Any chance of a pic on the bike?
Got the piccie downloaded at last...
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I take it you dont have to remove your forks to get them on? do they have a split in them?
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My old TDM had them and you do have to remove the forks to slide them on, there is no split in them.
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itsnotagenesis wrote:My old TDM had them and you do have to remove the forks to slide them on, there is no split in them.
I think the hacksaw and a cable tie would be coming out, no way would i be doing all that work just for those.
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I had them to one side for when I had the forks out when doing the fork seals...again.
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Post by kev.h »

i just bought some carbon fibre ones from m&p not put them on yet but they have a jubule clip (i know ive spelt it wrong) fitment so no fork removal needed :nod:
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