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Nobby the Bastard
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PostPosted: 21:41 - 18 May 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Disk is spposed to be lhs. Biggest issue I see is that I can't see any mounts for teh calliper (which should be behind the fork according to Fowlers) on either fork leg.
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PostPosted: 21:49 - 18 May 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nobby the Bastard wrote:
Disk is spposed to be lhs. Biggest issue I see is that I can't see any mounts for teh calliper (which should be behind the fork according to Fowlers) on either fork leg.

Yes, I was wondering about that and whether they were hidden in the picture etc Confused.
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Ariel Badger
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PostPosted: 21:52 - 18 May 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
MOT requires a speedo to be fitted and that is all, it need not work.
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PostPosted: 23:02 - 18 May 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
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PostPosted: 23:23 - 18 May 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Doesn't help him. The disc being the wrong side doesn't matter a jot it's the fact that the speedo drive is on the opposite side of the wheel to the disc. Swapping sides means the wheel is turning 'backwards' and so is the speedo cable.

He needs forks with the disc mount on the right to get the speedo drive on the left so that the cable turns clockwise. Either that or swap the fork bottoms on the set he has or find a GZ wheel to go with the replacement forks.
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Meatybeaty
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PostPosted: 23:37 - 18 May 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Doesn't help him. The disc being the wrong side doesn't matter a jot it's the fact that the speedo drive is on the opposite side of the wheel to the disc. Swapping sides means the wheel is turning 'backwards' and so is the speedo cable.

He needs forks with the disc mount on the right to get the speedo drive on the left so that the cable turns clockwise. Either that or swap the fork bottoms on the set he has or find a GZ wheel to go with the replacement forks.

Yes Pete this is a view of the front of the bike with the speedo housing in the correct place and you can just see the bracket where the caliper fits just above the speedo, hes just put the speedo housing on the wrong side, not seen one machine with the speedo housing on the side hes got it on , including the hs
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Meatybeaty
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PostPosted: 08:59 - 19 May 2016    Post subject: Re: Issues with repair gone wrong Reply with quote
Jock1092 wrote:
Hi, so I've had some issues with my suzuki marauder gz125hs.

To go into a bit of detail first, some history of the bike is that it's suzuki, but made by one of thier old manufacturers. As such it has a few variations on the original gz125.

My issue is after replacing the front forks it has, using official parts, reversed the brake disk side from right to left and the speedo drive is also reversed... That has caused a big problem. My main concern is I cannot anywhere find the right forks though suzuki ones fit.

I'm wondering if anyone knows would changing the speedo itself for a suzuki one likely run the right way? Or am I probably not going to able to fix this. As a note, my only local bike shop won't touch the thing even though he sold it so I'm on my own here. I've added some pictures if the way things are currently.

Hi, Jock1092 , it looks like they have sold you forks for the GZ125 which has the brake caliper on the nearside , the forks you should have got were GZ125hs which has the brake caliper on the offside , but both types have the speedo on the nearside, i take it the wheel is original, which might mean getting another wheel rather than spending for newer forks , will have to check about the wheel Thumbs Up
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Meatybeaty
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PostPosted: 10:08 - 19 May 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
saw this one on ebay its a gz125hs , cant find any other parts for hs but this could be a donor bike , right forks ,wheels etc ,but you will have to have it transported Thumbs Up
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suzuki-gz125-spares-or-repair-/141997133833?hash=item210fb05009:g:~BgAAOSwfC9XPIHt
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davebike
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PostPosted: 10:12 - 19 May 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
I guess the bike NOT a Suzuki but a copy an Chinese copy !

Get the right parts or change the speedo fro one matching the legs
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PostPosted: 00:02 - 22 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
i know the threads a year old but i have one of the gz125hs that im about to strip if said front forks are still required.
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PostPosted: 00:53 - 22 Sep 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
jpno5 wrote:
i know the threads a year old but i have one of the gz125hs that im about to strip if said front forks are still required.


Cool story bro. Thumbs Up

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