Identify bushes help

[Dave P]

Hi there , I'm new to this forum and a bit of an imposter because its only a part of my bike that's Japanese ! I have mix and match motorbike , cruiser style, made up of BMW engine and frame , Ural seat , old UK mudgaurds , Jowa indicators , various other home made and random parts and .... a Japanese front end which I bought from a breakers yard about 30 years ago , and herein lies my problem !
I'm putting the bike back on the road , replacing the fork bushes and I'm having massive difficulty getting the right ones because I cant precisely identify the model and year .I'm sure from photos that its a GS and ( because of the relatively narrow tube diameter ) probably a smaller capacity bike but thats all I know . I'v bought three sets of bushes and they are all wrong !
So any help identifying the parts and sourcing the right bushes would be most appreciated .
The fork tubes are 32 mm diameter , its a twin disk model with a diagonal slot pattern on the disks and the calipers bear the words Japan ASCO . It has only one bush in each leg measuring 32 mm internal diameter 2 mm wall thickness and 27 mm height .
Help !
and thanks in advance Dave .
I live in South Wales UK
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[ShadowFocus603]

Pics will go a long way towards helping you.

 

[Dave P]

Photos

Photos

Further to original message in this thread.
On the inside of the stanchions it says "x11 made in Japan MF15"

picture 1

 

[Dave P]

photo 2

 

[Dave P]

photo 3

 

[Dave P]

Thanks, have posted some now but can only post one per message.

 

[Guest]

Thanks, have posted some now but can only post one per message.

It's easier to upload the pics to a hosting service like photobucket or imageshack and then link to them there.

I don't know what your forks are from, but this may help a bit: http://www.pyramid-parts.com/pages/fork-bush-kits-2


Mark

 

[bobgroger]

32mm is going to be off a very small bike. Are you sure those are up to the task? This chart starts at 33mm http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=1090.0 Oh, here you go http://organ-donor.org/motorcycle-data/fork-tube-diameter-list/#tube32 Only Suzuki on the list is a 125 or a 185.

 

[postman_pat]

A picture of the calipers would be very helpful. This will help to identify the era and make of the forks much more easily.

 

[postman_pat]

You might be interested to know that, if all else fails, you can obtain PTFE lined bronze or steel bushings.

From the information you've provided, this looks like a close match

http://www.astbearings.com/product.html?product=AST11_3230

 

[Dave P]

Thanks for your help . Yes it looks like this would just about fit . I looked at their website though and they have minimum a 500 dollar minimum order . It does mean that such bushes do exist though ! The search goes on .