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11-09-13 | 04:34 AM

mike2013

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what kind of forks are these

hi guys, bought these forks today in a box of bmx stuff was wandering if someone could tell me what they go to

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11-09-13 | 09:14 AM

Grand Bois

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I only see one fork.

11-09-13 | 09:18 AM

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60's AMF or Huffy.

11-09-13 | 12:38 PM

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It's a fork (singular).

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11-09-13 | 12:48 PM

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The best way to tell what it's for is to measure it.

Important dimensions are L (and/or AC), R, H, the dropout spacing, and the diameter and length of the steerer tube.

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11-09-13 | 12:48 PM

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Is wandering kind of like meandering? I was just wondering, LOL.

11-09-13 | 01:24 PM

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Bikes: A green one, "Ragleigh," or something.

LOL. Scooper, that was very helpful.

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11-09-13 | 02:08 PM

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fork

thanks for the helpful info there , and yes i do like to wander around the net to see where and who i might run into next!! thanks

11-09-13 | 03:23 PM

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The fork in the picture with the mouse trap spring was built by Murray. It was used by Murray and its clones like Sears for years. Roger

11-09-13 | 05:36 PM

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11-11-13 | 07:37 PM

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thanks roger for the info

11-12-13 | 05:34 AM

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Same fork that is on a Murray I just picked.

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11-12-13 | 06:14 AM

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I was gonna say Sears Spaceliner or JC Higgins Flightliner.

Spaceliner:

https://oldroads.com/pqdb_img.asp?p=p...iner&mak=Sears

Flightliner:
https://oldroads.com/pqdb_img.asp?p=f...k=J.C._Higgins

11-12-13 | 08:24 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by oldroads

I was gonna say Sears Spaceliner or JC Higgins Flightliner.

Spaceliner:

https://oldroads.com/pqdb_img.asp?p=p...iner&mak=Sears

Flightliner:
https://oldroads.com/pqdb_img.asp?p=f...k=J.C._Higgins

Yeah, I am pretty sure my bike above is a JC Higgins Flightliner built by Murray that someone robbed or sold the most expensive parts on it ( tank, chain guard & tail light).

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