Monark Fork Drop-outs

[sportscarpat]

I have been remanufacturing the Monark forks for some time now and have never really liked the drop-out that comes with them. They just seemed cheap to me. They are very thin and distort when tightened. I also have to open the slot up for the axle as they have a 5/16" slot opening and all modern axles are more like 3/8". So instead of reworking a lame part I just made my own out of much thicker stainless plate and included the wider slot. Nice little laser cut part.

DSC06214 by Sportsman Flyer, on Flickr

Stock version on the right, Sportsman version on the left.

DSC06218 by Sportsman Flyer, on Flickr

Here is a shot with the forks all set up on a Sportsman Racer chassis with the modification for the drum brake mounting like Norm uses.

DSC06220 by Sportsman Flyer, on Flickr

 

[chainmaker]

Definitely a needed part..mine tweaked out the first time I tightened them up!!

 

[azbill]

nice job, like always, Pat !!!

 

[Allen_Wrench]

Here's a man who makes Monark forks better than Monark did. I wish I'd known you when I was reworking various parts of my Datsun 260Z.