Race Tech Cartridge Emulators

kirbo7106 · 07-24-2018, 12:01 PM

I emailed Race Tech to see if they carried any cartridge Emulators that would fit the Hawk 250. Here’s the response I received:

We do not have any fitment for the Hawk 250, if we had a set of the forks we might be able to fit something to them.

Thank you,
sticker
Ms. Sydney Ruge
Service Manager
1501 Pomona Road
Corona, CA 92880
Phone (951) 279-6655 Option 5
Fax (951) 284-0594

I don’t suppose anyone has a set of Hawk 250 forks that I/we could borrow? What’s the going price for a set of forks? I looked at one of their charts and they listed 4 different Emulators that measured 23.8. Three of them have some sort of adaptor.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

ben2go · 07-24-2018, 01:50 PM

While I do like Racetech products, and have them in my bikes, MegaDan has a solution that is easy and the same as Racetech. Cheaper as well. Check out his thread on the PD valves. I think he has a youtube vid as well.

Megadan · 07-24-2018, 02:19 PM

I used YSS PD238 fork valves/emulators, but they are almost impossible to find in the U.S. I had to order mine from Germany through ebay.

On thing you could do is reply to them with a question in regards to thier current valves and inform them that the fork tube inner diameter is 24mm and the spring diameter is 23.5mm. They may or may not need the spring inner diameter as well.

kirbo7106 · 07-24-2018, 09:13 PM

Hey MegaDan and Ben2go,
I think I was just trying to reinvent the wheel! Ok, I didn’t want to have to wait for the YSS cartridge Emulators to come from Germany. Side note: Back in 1981, my dad was stationed at the Coast Guard Base in Kodiak, Alaska. If the local store(s) didn’t have what you needed, you went down to the Sears catalog outlet. Once you placed your order, it took about 2-3 weeks to get it. If it arrived broken, or the wrong size or color, it was another 2-3 weeks! Yeah, kids today would not be able to survive there!

Well, I went ahead and ordered the YSS cartridge Emulators from Germany! I have been watching your video MagaDan! Any chance of you making and selling those spacers? Wink, wink!

Thanks again!

07-24-2018, 12:01 PM	#1
kirbo7106 Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Holiday, Florida Posts: 672	Race Tech Cartridge Emulators I emailed Race Tech to see if they carried any cartridge Emulators that would fit the Hawk 250. Here’s the response I received: We do not have any fitment for the Hawk 250, if we had a set of the forks we might be able to fit something to them. Thank you, sticker Ms. Sydney Ruge Service Manager 1501 Pomona Road Corona, CA 92880 Phone (951) 279-6655 Option 5 Fax (951) 284-0594 I don’t suppose anyone has a set of Hawk 250 forks that I/we could borrow? What’s the going price for a set of forks? I looked at one of their charts and they listed 4 different Emulators that measured 23.8. Three of them have some sort of adaptor. Any ideas? Thanks! __________________ Dan-O -2018 Tao Tao HellCat - DOA -2016 Hawk 250 - Kitty Hawk - eBay exhaust, Mikuni carb(120 main/30 Pilot), airbox mod with K&N filter, digital cluster, total LEDs, 17/45 sprockets, RK chain, Shinko 244 tires, trunk, aftermarket levers, burrito tube, skid plate, Sargent Cycle Seat... -2003 HD Sportster 100th Anniversary -1999 Buell X-1 Lightning - Race kit, Buell Seat
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07-24-2018, 02:19 PM	#3
Megadan Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 8,045	I used YSS PD238 fork valves/emulators, but they are almost impossible to find in the U.S. I had to order mine from Germany through ebay. On thing you could do is reply to them with a question in regards to thier current valves and inform them that the fork tube inner diameter is 24mm and the spring diameter is 23.5mm. They may or may not need the spring inner diameter as well. __________________ Hawk Information and Resource guide: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=20331 2018 Hawk 250 - Full Mod list here. http://www.chinariders.net/showpost....62&postcount=1 2024 Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 https://chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=34124
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07-24-2018, 09:13 PM	#4
kirbo7106 Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Holiday, Florida Posts: 672	Thanks Guys! Hey MegaDan and Ben2go, I think I was just trying to reinvent the wheel! Ok, I didn’t want to have to wait for the YSS cartridge Emulators to come from Germany. Side note: Back in 1981, my dad was stationed at the Coast Guard Base in Kodiak, Alaska. If the local store(s) didn’t have what you needed, you went down to the Sears catalog outlet. Once you placed your order, it took about 2-3 weeks to get it. If it arrived broken, or the wrong size or color, it was another 2-3 weeks! Yeah, kids today would not be able to survive there! Well, I went ahead and ordered the YSS cartridge Emulators from Germany! I have been watching your video MagaDan! Any chance of you making and selling those spacers? Wink, wink! Thanks again! __________________ Dan-O -2018 Tao Tao HellCat - DOA -2016 Hawk 250 - Kitty Hawk - eBay exhaust, Mikuni carb(120 main/30 Pilot), airbox mod with K&N filter, digital cluster, total LEDs, 17/45 sprockets, RK chain, Shinko 244 tires, trunk, aftermarket levers, burrito tube, skid plate, Sargent Cycle Seat... -2003 HD Sportster 100th Anniversary -1999 Buell X-1 Lightning - Race kit, Buell Seat
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07-24-2018, 01:50 PM	#2
ben2go Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,335	While I do like Racetech products, and have them in my bikes, MegaDan has a solution that is easy and the same as Racetech. Cheaper as well. Check out his thread on the PD valves. I think he has a youtube vid as well.
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