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Hi Feetupfun That's very observant ! I knew there was an issue as I couldn't fit the original speedo, and thought I had the front wheel in wrong way round, but the brake stay was in the wrong place 🤔 Now it makes sense that the forks are reversed. I did strip the forks down and fitted new chrome stanchions as they were quite pitted. I should have marked L & R ! Thanks for you reply

Sorry but I realise this is an old post...but I have an old bike ! I have one of the original Majesty's that John Shirt built at his workshop just outside Buxton UK. It is bored out to 320cc and John built it to order. I was last ridden (by me) in about 1986 and has languished in my shed since then. Last year I decided to restore it and bring it back to it's former self. I did carry on riding Trials later than 1986 but on a modern Montesa mono shock. I think it's unlikely that I will ride the Majesty again in a trial, although I have seen and visited the vintage trials in France, and Mike Andrews has competed in them. ......but for now it's gone back under a cover in the shed !

Sorry I posted this before I started the re-assembly. Now I have done it I have just pushed it down with the top cap and it’s ok. Thanks for the reply.

Hello everyone Can anyone tell me how to compress the springs in the TY250 forks to rebuild them. Thanks.

Yes thanks. All stripped down now and I decided to go for new fork stanchions as the chroming was quite bad. The frame has gone off today for powder coating and lots of bags with labelled bits.

Thanks feetupfun Thanks for the advice and the safety warning. Yes I am not currently used to working on motorbikes as I currently ride eMTB and things are a bit lighter and lots of uTubes as well! Thanks for the new fork tube suggestion that maybe a good option….after I have carefully stripped them.

Brilliant thankyou geofsmith@me.com

Can anyone help with advice. I have a Majesty 320 which I have had from new but not ridden since 1988. I am in the process of stripping it down for painting, new bearings etc. The forks have a large hex top cap in them which seems very stiff. I'm not sure how to dissemble them either. I will need to strip them down to refill and maybe fit new seals, and also the top of them is slightly pitted and could do with re-chroming. I think the bike, built by John Shirt, was a TY250, bored out with a bigger flywheel so the forks will be TY250 1978-ish. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.