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                                                                      Front forks are works 39mm Showas with knurled tubes and triple chrome plating that greatly reduced stiction.  The performance was fantastic.  The sliders are aluminum and they provide 300mm of travel.  Later Johnny O'Mara had magnesium sliders on his Mugen.  You could tell by the ridge on the front and the back of the slider.  These were the same forks found on the Works Hondas in 1980.

                                   Rear shocks are works Showas made just for this bike.  These are the original shocks that came with the bike.   Notice the hand machining on the bottom photo.   The hot set up was to use Ohlins for a 1980 RM125.  I did use those and yes they worked better.  The Showas were very good but the rear end kicked a little too much.  The Ohlins cured that problem.

                                  The air box is a very large fiberglass unit that draws its air from under the seat.            

Front numberplate, Radiator shrouds, Gas tank and side panels are all made from hand laid fiberglass.  The Gas tank is contoured in the front to keep the air flowing thru the one piece radiator.

                                                                                         This aluminum pipe runs up the front downtube.  It is the water passage way connecting the radiator to the cylinder head.  Notice the way the Gas tank is formed to allow the pipe to go thru.  A lot of thought went into designing this bike.

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                                                   DeAnza Cycle park  1980

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