Can we stuff this in the front end and not worry about fork seals.

[Janx101]

hrmm... a FE only Bobber? ... 

[Funderb]

BMW has this kind of setup in a couple bikes:




So why not use a rear shock in place of the springer damper? eh?


Also, buddha, your suspension travel problem can be mitigated by mounting the damper at the correct angle, so that the forks travel to full compression at the same time the shock does. Some simple trig will give you that. or you can eyeball it. I'd recommend fully keeping the oil in the forks, lubrication is important. What would the wife or mistress say if you spent all day ramming away with no lube? No bueno...

[The Buddha]

The rear shock off the GS will probably work if we open it and use just the fluid reservoir ... and best of all its free.
I suspect its travel isn't that great either ...

Cool.
Buddha.

[yamahonkawazuki]

Tbh my friend idk if id want to put that much weight on a gs rear shock. perhaps a kat. you have the engine, and front half of the bike to hold up. plus bumps. id try a kat shock tbh if i were to go there.

[The Buddha]

Tbh my friend idk if id want to put that much weight on a gs rear shock. perhaps a kat. you have the engine, and front half of the bike to hold up. plus bumps. id try a kat shock tbh if i were to go there.

The GS shock uses something like 1:5 leverage. It should work. If you think about it - only the hydraulic function is taken up by that part.
BTW The fork brace mounts are going to bear the force of hydraulics ... I can easily see those get sheared off ... or the bolts get pulled out - it'll be loaded in tension when the fork is extending and in compression when its compressing ... and they will occour in rapid succession ... y'know the same type of loading that kills bridges ... yea that. Load the sucker to fatigue. It may work today, but die in a year.

Cool.
Buddha.

[JAS6377]

Might there be a way to just fully convert to a springer-style front end?

Something maybe like this (except without all of that pointy stuff... 'Cause that's just plain fugly.):

http://www.chopcult.com/Fiend/classifieds/38245/

It definitely seems doable, if you REALLY hate fork seals that bad lol.

[The Buddha]

Might there be a way to just fully convert to a springer-style front end?

Something maybe like this (except without all of that pointy stuff... 'Cause that's just plain fugly.):

http://www.chopcult.com/Fiend/classifieds/38245/

It definitely seems doable, if you REALLY hate fork seals that bad lol.

Springer FE weighs more than the whole GS bike ... not to mention they suck in handling and need maintenance and make noise and what not .. .crap ...
Cool.
Buddha.