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Main Area => General GS500 Discussion => Topic started by: Argon5W on November 26, 2004, 06:30:34 PM

Title: Fork length
Post by: Argon5W on November 26, 2004, 06:30:34 PM
Are the 1989 forks and the later forks the same length and they just changed the triples?

Richard
Title: Fork length
Post by: Ed89 on November 27, 2004, 03:46:24 AM
Yes.  I have an 89 with left fork from a later year (forgot which--95, 96?).  The later year fork might have a slightly thicker top fork cap made of aluminum, but it should mostly be cosmetic.  My 89 caps are steel and they rust like there is no tomorrow.

I am not certain about this, but I think some newer models might use different springs.

Cheers,
e.
Title: thanks
Post by: Argon5W on November 27, 2004, 08:14:28 AM
I have an '89 that is starting to show a few marks on the forks and I want to swap the internal legs and still use my clip-ons.  I didn't want to tear it apart to find that the lengths are different.

Thanks
Title: Re: thanks
Post by: Ed89 on November 27, 2004, 04:09:59 PM
Quote from: Argon5WI have an '89 that is starting to show a few marks on the forks and I want to swap the internal legs and still use my clip-ons.  I didn't want to tear it apart to find that the lengths are different.

Thanks

That's exactly what I did with my left fork for the same reason (tired of replacing fork seals every few months).  Just swapped in the inner tube.
Working great for 1+ year now!  :cheers:

Cheers,
e.
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