| Diagram | Fig. 13 — FRONT FORK · ref 6 |
| Subsystem | forks front |
| Listed in parts books | 1968–1970 |
BSA Fork bellows
A rubber fork bellows (fork gaiter/boot) for BSA front fork legs, keeping dirt and moisture off the sliding fork tubes.
97-2513 is a fork bellows, what most folks call a fork gaiter or fork boot, listed under the FRONT FORK figures for BSA-family machines. It's the rubber cover that slides down over the fork stanchion and slider, keeping road grit and water off the sliding surfaces where the fork legs telescope.
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The catalog ties this one to BSA fork figures rather than the unit Triumph twins we mostly stock for, and the years on file run 1969 to 1970. If you're trying to match this up to a specific BSA or Triumph model, bring in your old boots or your parts book and we'll check it against what you've got before you order.
These gaiters get brittle and split with age, letting dirt work its way onto the fork tubes, so swapping in a fresh set is a common job whenever someone's got the front end apart anyway.
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