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Font end swap on 81' 750 LTD
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16 Oct 2009 08:59 #327854
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Font end swap on 81' 750 LTD was created by dangerousdave
I want to 'update' the front end of my LTD with a fork setup from a newer model and ditch the air forks. Which donor would be a close match as far as dimensions, and would this ruin the handling of the bike?
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21 Nov 2009 07:38 #335004
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Replied by fifthcircle on topic Font end swap on 81' 750 LTD
Thought I would bump this up to the top, and see if anyone can help. I just got an 81 LTD, and am thinking the same thing.....
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21 Nov 2009 10:05 #335038
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Just a suggestion.... You could get some new progressive fork springs & eschew airing the forks. Also, fork braces come up from time to time on ebbaayy (the brace attaches to the forks just above the fender). And a heavier weight fork oil might be an improvement (either 15W or a 10W/15W mix or whatever feels right).
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21 Nov 2009 10:24 #335046
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If yo go to ohiocaferacers.com they have a chart there that will help you it has different stem diameters and stuff. Then if you go to allballsracing.com you can cross reference seering head bearings this should help. If you know what you are looking for. Otherwise theres always the stem swap which would allow any frontend to be swapped
2006 gs 500 streetfighter
1982 gpz750 breathed on wreck
1985 gpz750
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24 Nov 2009 07:44 #335608
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"What is it with corn anyway?"
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Replied by fifthcircle on topic Font end swap on 81' 750 LTD
Good info fella's!
I may wait a while on my swap. Since I JUST got the bike, and have a lot of other stuff to do first (tank, seat, bumstop, tune engine etc....) and the P.O. told me that the forks only lost pressue when he would try to check them.
I also have heard that a guy can cut some PVC tube and stick it in place of the air...somehow. Good results?
If it makes it extra stiff, that's ok with me. I'm a bigger guy at 6' 220lbs... :silly:
I may wait a while on my swap. Since I JUST got the bike, and have a lot of other stuff to do first (tank, seat, bumstop, tune engine etc....) and the P.O. told me that the forks only lost pressue when he would try to check them.
I also have heard that a guy can cut some PVC tube and stick it in place of the air...somehow. Good results?
If it makes it extra stiff, that's ok with me. I'm a bigger guy at 6' 220lbs... :silly:
"What is it with corn anyway?"
-Scott S.
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