Simons Fork

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heckenzwirn
Edited Date/Time 5/4/2015 4:28pm
hi guys,

I found couple of weeks befor a set of 38mm Simons Forks in very bad conditions. on of the leg was full of water, everything is rusty. tubes are going to re-chroming right now. the outertubes are back from sandblasting. but I make a mistake, I don´t check the color of the outertubes. what kind of yellow I have to use? where I can get a new spring for this? hope somebody can help me

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tydog 5/3/2015 4:39pm
5/3/2015 4:39pm
I have some stock springs if you would like them
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OldPro277 5/3/2015 7:43pm
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I believe the stock yellow color that Simons used was "Federal Safety Yellow". However since you're in Germany, the U.S Federal safety colors may not be readily sold with those names. Im thinkin that Newmann could chime in with an actual color code number, Joe....?
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slomoto 5/3/2015 9:36pm
5/3/2015 9:36pm
check out Thor Lawson's vintage suspension web site, lots of info for Simons forks
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newmann 5/4/2015 6:51am
5/4/2015 6:51am Edited Date/Time 5/4/2015 7:40am
Pic of a color chip I found that is a pretty dead on match both indoors and out.






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newmann 5/4/2015 7:40am
5/4/2015 7:40am Edited Date/Time 5/4/2015 7:42am
It is a BASF or Glasurit color chip from their solid color decks. Here is the code. Glasurit being a Euro paint should be easy to find over there. Now, what are we building????




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newmann 5/4/2015 9:51am
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Bare always looks good as well.Wink




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heckenzwirn 5/4/2015 12:44pm
5/4/2015 12:44pm
thank´s guys,
you are always amazing! I will check the glasurit number, a quick check to the webside was not successful. Tydog, you have a set of stock simons springs? wow, nice. I want it, will concact you @ PM.
about Thor Lawson, I will say ......... we are not the best friends after he was trying to fix my FoxAirShox 1 1/2 years long. but I will try to get some part´s from him.
I´m not really sure what I want do do with this forks, don´t have triple clamps for and I don´t really have a bike for this set.
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newmann 5/4/2015 1:37pm
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Sent you a PM also. Keep the forks. Never know when a set of triples will come available or maybe someone will make up a few sets one day. You may even be able to use them in a stock set of triples depending on application.
Shawbridge Husky 5/4/2015 4:01pm
5/4/2015 4:01pm
That yellow looks a lot like the yellow on Bilstein sport shocks hehe
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MaxPower 5/4/2015 4:28pm
5/4/2015 4:28pm
Simons slid right into the triples of my 82 RM125. I can't remember what I did for an axle.

No doubt having a set of Simons on the front of your bike says trick. But when set up how good can they be made to work? I had a set back in the day. I was a stupid kid befor I was a stupid old man and I never took the time to get thm right
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LWC307 9/15/2016 3:34pm
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Has anyone got a cross reference from 6089H to a Dupont code?

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