Tales from the Emporium

[NordieBoy]

Googl KLR fork swap for some ideas on which way to go. For some reason its a popular thing to do. Can't think why.

Looks like the favoured way is to use the original stem and mod the triples to fit it.
I don't have an original stem

[topo]

Just go into into the bearring and acc centre in either richmond or the port with both sizes that you need, it's amazing the different sizes they can get/have.

Beats the hell out of swapping stems/trees/forks.

[cooneyr]

New bearings may work if sizes available but if the length is an issue machining is required anyway so why not start from scratch.

I'm curious how your going to put mounts for the twin shocks onto the DR swing arm. Is the alloy really going to handle the loadings or does it need beefing up?

[NordieBoy]

I'm curious how your going to put mounts for the twin shocks onto the DR swing arm. Is the alloy really going to handle the loadings or does it need beefing up?

The shocks will mount as far back as possible along the swingarm.
The alloy can handle the loads from landing a jump with the shock mounted right up the front.
With the shocks mounting very close to the line of the axle there's almost no stress on the swingarm at all.

I'm also thinking that with the exhaust I can use the original layout of the headers (4-into-2) under the engine and have the collector (2-into-1) coming up through the gap in the front of the swingarm where the shock was to the SuperTrapp or similar exhaust.

[Padmei]

You rent a new shed?

[NordieBoy]

No XR, XL or XR.

Frees up a bit of space.

[Monstaman]

Saweet, messy man space ... glad mine is not the only one

...... but I do know where everything is!

[NordieBoy]

Saweet, messy man space ... glad mine is not the only one

...... but I do know where everything is!

"On the floor!"

[Monstaman]

"On the floor!"

I upgraded to a bench as well WOH HOH, free timber of course.

I gotta clean some crap off that for my bench grinder now. .. n e e d more space, got 110 m2 of garaging ... and its full!

[NordieBoy]

Test fitted the rear brakes and found I'll have to mount the shocks to the outside of the swingarm to clear the caliper...


Also bunged the engine in there to have a look...






I wanna go riding!

[Woodman]

Is there no room for a mono shock?

[Padmei]

Might be now that half the stuff from the shed is outside in the rain.

[dino3310]

looking good Fran, i can see why ya wanna go riding

[NordieBoy]

Is there no room for a mono shock?

Possibly but I won't know until I see how much room there is betwix the carb collector and the airbox.

I think it's going to be twin shock though.

[marks]

this is what it will sound like when its done