CBG Workshop
hydraulically-damped telescopic forks have been with us since 1935 when BMW fitted them to the R12 and R17 models. Intriguingly, we’re no nearer accepting anything else that’s been offered, either. The key to a smooth operation (stiction), as well as keeping pressure and fluid inside all kinds of telescopic forks – both conventional, ‘right way up’ units or more modern, ‘upside down’ forks – are a pair of high-grade steel tubes that are precision-ground and coated in