Hi Guys

I have royal enfield wd/c engine with model g frame. according to previous owner it is model j frame , i would like to put girder forks to my bike in future. never own a bike with girder forks.

http://s1026.photobucket.com/user/datareactor/media/20151127_171544_zpswfsbrqh6.jpg.html


how diffcult to get Model C girder forks. or can i put M20/16H forks to it.
how much it cost these days. please advise.
sorry i dont want to offend anyone with my ideas. this is what i have , no money to buy m20/16h :-(

Regards
JH

Try indian made ones on ebay,i have had them fitted on my WNG Ariel and completed 2000mls and some off roading with no probs!

Try: Jake Robbins
Girder fork specialist
Telephone: 07986 254 144
Email: elkforks@aol.com

Search this forum for Jake Robbins. His reputation is not the best

Thanks for the heads up, Keith! I need work on my own set of girders, and I thought of this guy as he is local, but you are right......the feedback is awful. Am a bit surprised as I thought this crowd would be OK as they seem to have been around for a long time and are part of the Elk Promotikbs family, etc. In which case, I also would like to know who might be good with girders these days! I might try Star Cycles in their cave under Dover Castle who I have used in the past and they seem good with antedeluvian motorcycle bits.

To get the balance right:
Jake did a W/NG girder this year for me and he did a fantastic job !
I have send him (from Holland) the lugs from a bend and beyond straigthening girder and he made me a very good fork.
Very nice tapered tubing, welding done very good.
Not cheap but worth the money, turnaround approx. 5 months.

The problem is he isn't consistent either in the turnaround time or the standard of workmanship...

There are a number of people just from this forum who have experienced the less favourable side of his work...

The fact is you don't know when you will see them again if you send him some forks..or how good the job will be...

It's a 'Dirty Harry' job..'Do ya feel lucky punk?..Well do ya?'... ...Ian

email (option): ian@wright52.plus.com

I concur with that Ian,not being able to afford or wait for him to repair my bent WNG forks, i took a chance and spent 375 quid on Indian made ones! and i,m still alive!

When Steve Burniston passed away, the girder fork part of Elk engineering was left to Jake Robbins (as far as my information goes).
Completely seperately to that, Julie Diplock, Steve's partner, continued running bike jumbles etc. using the name Elk promotions etc.

email (option): rpa@robvanmeel.nl

You all know how I feel about jake.I would think there is enough expertise on this forum you shouldn't have to take a chance with jake

Only my opinion
Cheers Steven

email (option): Goodbell@ripnet.com

I left a set of empire star forks to rebuild.He finally answered the telephone after a year and said he hadn't even started on them.Ok,wait a bit longer then.He never answered the the phone again.He didn"t reply to my messages or e-mails.I live in Sweden,so couldn't just pop in willy nilly.Went to his dump of a workshop (doesn't even have a sign outside) several times over a six year period.He finally answers on facebook and said he sold them to pay for storage.Yes,they're really huge!He's a bloody thief and I hope he dies slowly and painfully.Have nothing to do with him

email (option): alangrey007@hotmail.com

Hi John,
On Ebay Australia there is a set of complete girders for RE.
$800 aust dollars.

cheers Dave.
PS They are not mine.

email (option): jamfam@dragnet.com.au

You might be nearly 4 years late Dave? Ron

email (option): ronpier@talk21.com

Doh, that`s what i get for not reading the date?

email (option): jamfam@dragnet.com.au

Don't try him.He's a crook

email (option): alangrey007@hotmail.com