Much of the tuning ability of our Norton front suspension is masked if the bike’s forks have stiction. To combat this all-too-common issue, NYC Norton supplies a state-of-the-art Teflon-lined fork bushing solution designed to fit all Norton Roadholder forks. Simply the best Norton Fork bushings available today, our kit is comprised of Teflon “DU” type impregnated bushings, the same technology used on almost every modern motorcycle on the market – from a little CBR250 to a Ducati V4 Panigale. Our kit adapts to all standard Norton Roadholder fork setups with absolutely no modifications, replacing the the original archaic steel and bronze bushings, and virtually eliminates stiction inherent in the original design of Norton Roadholder forks.
The kit is a no-brainer upgrade to your bike; whether you’re running stock damping internals and simply want more predictable fork travel, or fitting a high-end cartridge dampening setup and looking to take full advantage of the fine-tuning capabilities these dampers bring, the benefits of this bushing setup will be immediately apparent to any rider, resulting in smoother fork action and better reaction to oil viscosity tuning. By eliminating the metal-on-metal OEM setup, the fork oil will remain cleaner and less contaminated, greatly increasing the time between oil changes, and preventing metal particles and sludge from adversely affecting the sensitive shim-stack valving found in uprated fork cartridge kits.
The NYC Norton Fork Bushing Kit is comprised of an upper bushing adaptor/seal holder beautifully machined from 2011-T3 aluminum with a Teflon-lined bushing and low friction fork seal housed within. The bottom bushing adaptor is machined of 4130 steel with a Teflon-lined bushing fit around the waist, and fit in place of the original lower steel Norton fork bushing using the OEM circlip. The bushings are a perfect sliding fit on the fork tube and slider, and create smooth, predictable fork travel. Once installed, this kit is is invisible using OEM fork dust boots (supplied).
