On 10 Apr 2004, Lou Parker wrote:

Has anyone had experience building landing gear from motorcycle forks?

The good news Lou, is that you don't need anything that complicated.
A very small bit of time is spent rolling on the ground. Some gear
use only the tires to absorb the landing loads.

Keep it simple, and light.

George Graham
RX-7 Powered Graham-EZ, N4449E
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