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Frank.61

Hi,

I've started to dismantle my SB4 which I bought last December but when I had the lower fork sliders in my hand I found them quite heavy to be honest.
I always assumed that they were from magnesium but found them a bit heavy ....
So I took the lower clamp of the quick release and put it in a measuring cup with water took the weight and the extra volume this clamp was and came to the unequivocal conclusion that it is aluminium instead of the magnesium which I believed it was made of.
To be honest, if so I'm happy because it is much easier to keep in good shape and painting is also straight forward.

Question: am I right, are the Forcelle Italia forks of these Bimota's made of aluminium?
How come that some magazines wrote they were made of magnesium?
Or are there different versions (KB2 TT ?) with either aluminium or magnesium lower fork sliders?

Hope someone knows the ins and outs of the magnesium Bimota parts ....

Other than that: never worked on a bike so easy and simple to dismantle !!!
Except for the electrics (spaghetti!!!) that is.

But the sheer sight of the frame and to see how little the tolerances are (even removing the frame from the engine is an eye opener), just incredible!

Most of the rubber (seals) are hardened after 30 years, hope I get everything I need.

Ciao,

Frank

waggy · Joined: 26 Sep 2011 Posts: 277 Location: Northern Ireland

Hi Frank,

My painter had a nightmare trying to paint the mag wheels but no problem with fork sliders, so looks like aluminium.

How's about starting a thread on your resto and posting some pics.
We all love pics Wink

2bims · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7308

Yes we all love Pics Frank...it keeps more folk interested...and thus more people maybe wanting to help...it is difficult to start with...and then it becomes easy...or just ask and you can email them and others will put them on the Forum...that way you have a record also when it comes to putting it back together...I've found this in itself useful....one place with all the pictures on it.....Also that way we can believe you actually have a Bimota...... Laughing

bimotanige · Joined: 12 Jul 2010 Posts: 582 Location: yorkshire

2Bims, Frank.61's man cave looks a little lacking in Bimotas, he clearly needs to be more dedicated and fill it up!!!!
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Frank.61 · Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 8:23 pm Post subject:

Ok will start a restoration item in the weekend !
Not much to see right now but hopefuly that will change in a month or 2.

Hope my English is sufficient ... :oops

I owe you guys Very Happy

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Frank Wink