Originally Posted by
Scrodzilla
Also, a few more details would help. 1" or 1 1/8"? Threaded or threadless?
+1
Did you crash it or something? Old forks, espeically steel, are designed to bend and flex over bumps to provide a "suspension" sort of action. Right around the time lawyer lips and vertical dropouts became common it was apparently decided that forks must be made stiffer so they didn't appear weak and flexible.