Talk:Fork tube

Motorcycle Fork vs Fork Tube
The Motorcycle Fork article redirects to here. Is the whole assembly (triple clamp and fork tubes) not called a fork in the motorcycle world? Mikkalai's insert (generally used in pairs, called motorcycle forks) makes it look as though each fork tube is called a fork, which seems wrong because each tube by itself is not like a fork at all.

The BMW, Ducati, and Moto Guzzi web sites all give specifications for the forks on their bikes without mention of "fork tubes".

Dictionary.com lists one definition of "fork" as "the support of the front wheel axles of a bicycle or motorcycle, having the shape of a two-pronged fork."

Is there any source to cite for having a "Fork Tube" article and not a "Motorcycle Fork" article? -AndrewDressel 21:46, 6 December 2006 (UTC)


 * I've gone ahead and recreated the Motorcycle fork article in order to incorporate other variations such as springer forks and BMW's Telelever forks. -AndrewDressel 17:18, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Compressed Air
The article seems to imply that all motorcycle forks contain compressed air. This can't be true, can it? -AndrewDressel 21:46, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Motorcycle vs Bicycle
Since the bicycle fork article links here, and most of what is said is also true of bicycle suspension forks, are there any strong objections to generalizing the article slightly to apply both? -AndrewDressel 21:46, 6 December 2006 (UTC)


 * After research in order to recreate the Motorcycle fork article, I've decided to keep them separate. -AndrewDressel 17:19, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Uppers and lowers
On bicycles the lower is usually the cylinder and the upper is usually the piston. Motorcycle forks seem to go either way. My Guzzi is the same, but my buddy's Ducati is the opposite. Anyone have pluses or minuses for either approach? -AndrewDressel 21:46, 6 December 2006 (UTC)