http://harley-enthusiast.com/harley/how-to-measure-the-forks-on-a-harley/ Q&A for the Harley Enthusiast Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:29:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://harley-enthusiast.com/harley/how-to-measure-the-forks-on-a-harley/#comment-1276 Grizzly II Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:57:26 +0000 http://harley-enthusiast.com/harley/how-to-measure-the-forks-on-a-harley/#comment-1276 You can't tell which fork by measuring, only by either consulting the manual or calling the dealership. I believe the stock forks on a '69 Sporty were proprietary H-D make. A '69 has a drum brake on the front. If yours has a disc brake, it's probably Jap made. Stock factory Sporty's ran both Showa & Kayaba disc brake forks later on, so, without pix, only the dealer or a Harley x-pert would know. You can’t tell which fork by measuring, only by either consulting the manual or calling the dealership.
I believe the stock forks on a ‘69 Sporty were proprietary H-D make. A ‘69 has a drum brake on the front. If yours has a disc brake, it’s probably Jap made.
Stock factory Sporty’s ran both Showa & Kayaba disc brake forks later on, so, without pix, only the dealer or a Harley x-pert would know.

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