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General Discussion => Wanted / For Sale => Topic started by: skiracer on November 23, 2019, 06:43:48 PM

Title: WTB 35mm lower triple tree
Post by: skiracer on November 23, 2019, 06:43:48 PM
Looking to buy the lower section of a set of 35mm triple trees for the 76 MC frames.  Any out there?

1976 250 MC5 Original Owner
1976 Penton 175 XC
Title: WTB 35mm lower triple tree
Post by: Larry Perkins on November 23, 2019, 07:24:06 PM
I have one but am in the hospital so it may be a couple of weeks before I can get to it for you.

Larry P
Title: WTB 35mm lower triple tree
Post by: skiracer on November 23, 2019, 10:00:53 PM
Are you okay?  No rush on my end. Contact me when you are better  

Quotequote:Originally posted by Larry Perkins

I have one but am in the hospital so it may be a couple of weeks before I can get to it for you.

Larry P

1976 250 MC5 Original Owner
1976 Penton 175 XC
Title: WTB 35mm lower triple tree
Post by: 454MRW on November 24, 2019, 02:13:53 AM
Does your 76 have Marzocchi or ceriani Forks?

Michael R. Winter
I enjoy rebuilding and appreciating Pentons!
1974 250 HS Penton
1976 MC5 400
1978 KTM 78 GS6 250
L78-79 MX6 175-250 KTM's
1976-78 125-400 RM's
2007 CR125R Honda
1977 MC250 Maico
2017 KTM Freeride 250R
Title: WTB 35mm lower triple tree
Post by: Larry Perkins on November 24, 2019, 02:42:19 AM
It is pretty serious.  They are going to fix a hole in my lung and cleaning the plural cavity out because there is a fungus in there.  Mike's question is valid as I assumed  straight leg Ceriani or Zokes.  I have both.

Larry P
Title: WTB 35mm lower triple tree
Post by: Carl Hill on November 24, 2019, 06:29:37 PM
Get well soon Larry, the 2020 race season will be here before you know it. By the way congrats on your premier 350 championship!
Title: WTB 35mm lower triple tree
Post by: Larry Perkins on November 24, 2019, 07:20:21 PM
Thanks!

Larry P
Title: WTB 35mm lower triple tree
Post by: skiracer on November 24, 2019, 10:27:21 PM
The forks are the offset, not the tapered straight legs. (Off a MC 5)

Quotequote:Originally posted by 454MRW

Does your 76 have Marzocchi or ceriani Forks?

Michael R. Winter
I enjoy rebuilding and appreciating Pentons!
1974 250 HS Penton
1976 MC5 400
1978 KTM 78 GS6 250
L78-79 MX6 175-250 KTM's
1976-78 125-400 RM's
2007 CR125R Honda
1977 MC250 Maico
2017 KTM Freeride 250R

1976 250 MC5 Original Owner
1976 Penton 175 XC
Title: WTB 35mm lower triple tree
Post by: skiracer on November 24, 2019, 10:29:16 PM
Hope you get well soon.

Quotequote:Originally posted by Larry Perkins

It is pretty serious.  They are going to fix a hole in my lung and cleaning the plural cavity out because there is a fungus in there.  Mike's question is valid as I assumed  straight leg Ceriani or Zokes.  I have both.

Larry P

1976 250 MC5 Original Owner
1976 Penton 175 XC
Title: WTB 35mm lower triple tree
Post by: Larry Perkins on November 24, 2019, 11:48:55 PM
Thanks and I have some of those

Larry P
Title: WTB 35mm lower triple tree
Post by: 454MRW on November 25, 2019, 12:36:29 PM
76 MC5 could have used Marzocchi or Ceriani offset forks, they take different triple clamps. Marzocchi's are goldish green, Ceriani's are painted black with hexagon shaped silver caps at the bottom of the fork leg. My 76 MC5 400 has Ceriani offset forks. I have seen them often and on 250 and 400 MC5's in 76.

Michael R. Winter
I enjoy rebuilding and appreciating Pentons!
1974 250 HS Penton
1976 MC5 400
1978 KTM 78 GS6 250
L78-79 MX6 175-250 KTM's
1976-78 125-400 RM's
2007 CR125R Honda
1977 MC250 Maico
2017 KTM Freeride 250R
Title: WTB 35mm lower triple tree
Post by: skiracer on November 25, 2019, 04:42:53 PM
So, what is the difference between the two?  They are both 35mm. I am going to be using a pair of Zokes.

Quotequote:Originally posted by 454MRW

76 MC5 could have used Marzocchi or Ceriani offset forks, they take different triple clamps. Marzocchi's are goldish green, Ceriani's are painted black with hexagon shaped silver caps at the bottom of the fork leg. My 76 MC5 400 has Ceriani offset forks. I have seen them often and on 250 and 400 MC5's in 76.

Michael R. Winter
I enjoy rebuilding and appreciating Pentons!
1974 250 HS Penton
1976 MC5 400
1978 KTM 78 GS6 250
L78-79 MX6 175-250 KTM's
1976-78 125-400 RM's
2007 CR125R Honda
1977 MC250 Maico
2017 KTM Freeride 250R

1976 250 MC5 Original Owner
1976 Penton 175 XC
Title: WTB 35mm lower triple tree
Post by: 454MRW on November 26, 2019, 10:49:02 PM
The Ceriani's were the hot ticket supposedly smoother action, a more expensive set of forks, and had their own triple clamps possibly with a different spacing and offset. I have an article that I just bought about RM250 370 tests and hop-up parts, and it has a full article on suspension upgrades, and the fact  that John Penton sold the Cerianis, probably through his Hi-Point Catalog as an upgrade for Pentons, as well as for other bikes in 76.

Michael R. Winter
I enjoy rebuilding and appreciating Pentons!
1974 250 HS Penton
1976 MC5 400
1978 KTM 78 GS6 250
L78-79 MX6 175-250 KTM's
1976-78 125-400 RM's
2007 CR125R Honda
1977 MC250 Maico
2017 KTM Freeride 250R
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