Would I be right in thinking that these were re-badged tange struts? If so I have some nos lowers and internals if you fancy having a go at re-building them? It would be one less thing for me to put in the pass-the-parcel karma box……
I’d like to stick my hand up for this as I also feel it may help me kick-start my garage clear out as I just can’t get motivated enough to list and post a tenth of the stuff I’ve gathered/hoarded over the last 12 and a half years of Retrobike-ery!🤦🏼♂️
Definitely had a refurb. It has a couple of “blemishes” I want to have a go at massaging out……
I’ve actually been meaning to contact orange as I have a few full bouncers that I’d like to find out about re age, specs etc….
5206 HH for the front triangle, powder coat is a bit thicker to read on the swingarm.
The rear does look a bit like a 5 but weren’t they either QR or 142mm?
Picked this up quite recently and I’m not too sure what it is.
My main reason of not knowing the specifics is that it looks like a 224 but has a conventional 1.1/8 head tube…..
It also has cable stops for a front mech….
And also has A 150 x 12 axle….
I initially thought it was a 223 dd but try...