From:Backyard Bob Electronic:somewhere -A- newjersey
Subject:RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Fork Slider Date:Sat Feb 19 21:22:15 2011
Response to:15264
Mutt, I found mine today in my front yard after cleaning up a branch blown down by the winds that also took out a power line. I think the good Dr. found his in the Hummer section of Home Depot and a Factory Prototype got sent there by mistake (good eyes Dr.). I envy Arny.... "Wooden you like to own this?". A true Classic. I've now established a continuing 'search' on eBay for the 'H-D Lumberjack Model 500cc single'. Secretly I'm hoping Puckett made a Racing head for it. (Tripple plug?). I would guess 1960 era?

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Bob, I believe that leg fits the Lumberjack model, 500cc single. Y'all come up with some really cool parts. What shop at yall robbing to get 'em?

Mutt



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Mutt, I'm hoping you can help identify this version of a front fork slider. It doesn't have any provision for a front brake and appears to have come from the Factory without a screw at the top to accomodate a spring. It's also missing it's cad plating in a few places. Any help will be appreciated. Bob

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Yrp, 2 different years. There area actually 3 diiferent left side and 4 different right side sliders. Alan, that the roughest looking NOS slider I ever saw. All my NOS sliders are shiny cad plated
Mutt

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So that means that I have two different year sliders?

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It was a "cost savings' thing. The earlier legs were threaded, but it was cheaper for the bottom line to just furnace braze in the plugs, instead of threading. Elinating 2 processes.

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I have 2 fork sliders here. At the top of both there are large threads to accept the springs. On one of the sliders the threaded part has a flat spot on eather side of the base to stick a wrench so that it can be removed. The other one however does not have the flat spots for a wrench. As far as I can see the threaded part can't come off. Why would the two be different?