what front forks /easy bolt in

[jackassdave]

what after market forks bolt straight in place of the old forks on a gs , did some one say wr 250 forks bolt straight in. as i might go down the road of building something ,but would like better front forks

 

[BigyellowGS]

DRZ400 front ends seem to be a common fit.. believe it just needs a spacer made for the top of the stem... Have a look at pete.keys project. It was next on my list along with a 100mm arm extension. But alas...

 

[Rob Farmer]

Mono g/s forks are pretty crap but the paralever ones are fine. Why would you want to change them?

 

[jackassdave]

looks

 

[Benjamin M]

looks

Really? So many of those fork conversions look shocking tbh

 

[MickDB1]

I was told somewhere that a F650 front end is a straight swap
Would that be enough for you or do you or are you thinking of the full Camelle
look of Syco's

 

[jackassdave]

just a thought, wolud like a better lookin set of forks

 

[pete.keys]

just a thought, wolud like a better lookin set of forks

The issue is that if you replace your forks with say upside downers (or right way uppers if you are an old timer like on a ktm or DRZ, they are far longer than the original forks, so unless you reduce their height, or rework the rear to compensate, then the handling can potentially be upset.

I am using DRZ forks on my project bike. It adds about 7cm (from memory though I'd have to check my notes) to the hieght of the bike so i have done the same at the rear. Of course you can't just raise the rear necessarily as this causes to steep a drive angle on the universal joint, so one has to extend the monolever.

So the bike is now a lot higher than standard (or will be when i get to put it back together), which is good for ground clearance , but not great for short legs. What seams a simple idea... ends up being a sizable project

 

[Rob Farmer]

You haven't got an Airhead yet Dave. If you get a Paralever the forks work perfectly well.

 

[Benjamin M]

You haven't got an Airhead yet Dave. If you get a Paralever the forks work perfectly well.

The Paralever forks are hardly ugly compared to the rest of the bike anyway , if that is your most major concern!

 

[jackassdave]

im going to see if i can gey something sorted ,for next years int gs meeting ,so i can do a bit of off roading .
would quite like to build /assemble a nice off roader ,as it wont be used really for anyother purpose

 

[lewisjohn]

DR350S

I have just fitted a set of DR350S forks to my project bike,43mm stanchions,so beefy enough,just dry fitted at the moment but looks like a straight swap,even the bearings look the same.