Not sure what I was expecting but it wasnt...

[RickTheUncivil]

... To pull apart a recently acquired set of old judys that were stiff as hell and find the elastomer had been replaced by what appears to be flexible hose. Effective way to almost lockout the forks, maybe. Bloody stupid, probably. Anybody have thoughts on the matter?

What a bodge.

 

[ishaw]

Clearly not that flexible, well not in the right direction anyway.

 

[LikeClockwork]

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Love it.

Can't remember what or when it was exactly, but I passed on some forks to someone on here for spares or I was going to dump them, as they just didn't work at all, the chap took them apart and the 'elastomer stack' was made up of bottle corks!! :shock:

 

[k-rod]

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Non-compliant perhaps ... but cost effective for sure. :facepalm:

 

[RickTheUncivil]

I thought stiff forks, might just be sticky/stuck, elastomer lost its bounce something like that.
They still have the rest of the internals so at least the hose was damped!

 

[rider]

They still have the rest of the internals so at least the hose was damped!

 

[ishaw]

Have you checked for leaks? How did you get them out, gave them a tap?

 

[JoeG]

What kind of hose is it?

If air hose, then you had an air spring.

If water hose, then it was hydraulic damping. :mrgreen:

 

[ishaw]

Aquatic damping, it wouldn't freeze if salted.

 

[RickTheUncivil]

I like your thinking. Looks like fuel line.....