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Started by ducati_nolan, October 19, 2006, 01:55:24 PM

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ducati_nolan

I just bought the forks, tripples, calipers, and axle off of a 954 and I pick it up tomorrow! I found a good deal so I hope it'll work. I think I'll be able to use either my old steering stem with some bushings to fit the tripples, or use the new stem with some special bearings. I'm looking for a wheel with rotors from a 954 or a 929 or anything else that'll work.

The fork dosn't include the clip ons, so I'll be keeping my eye out for those as well, or I may figure out a way to mount the bars.

If anyone knows what other wheels will fit please let me know.
Thanks  :cheers:

l3uddha

oooh I'm really interested to see how this turns out  :thumb:

you should be able to find a 954/929 front wheel easy; those bikes are friggin everywhere!

I dont know if you've seen this yet, but it'll probably be helpful: http://www.gs500e.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=1274

good luck  :cheers:

ducati_nolan

Someone on here posted a front end swap too, I'll look for it
:cheers:

pantablo

take good photos and do a write up!
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Quote from: makenzie71 on August 21, 2006, 09:47:40 PM...not like normal sex, either...like sex with chicks.

ducati_nolan

Who did that front end swap? Someone did a dual disk front end swap on his GS a few weeks ago and I can't find it. He did a nice write up with photos and everything. I searched, but no dice. If someone else finds it please post a link.
Thanks  :cheers:

Alphamazing

Quote from: ducati_nolan on October 19, 2006, 03:33:16 PM
Who did that front end swap? Someone did a dual disk front end swap on his GS a few weeks ago and I can't find it. He did a nice write up with photos and everything. I searched, but no dice. If someone else finds it please post a link.
Thanks  :cheers:

http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/Upgrades/TwinFrontRotors

http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/Upgrades/FrontForks
'05 DR-Z400SM (For Sale)
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Holy crap it's the Wiki!
http://wiki.gstwins.com/

makenzie71

What size forks are they?  I've got a sleugh of clip-ons laying about...

ducati_nolan

Okay, I guess I got a little excited too early. I talked to the guy again and he left a 0 off of the end of his price  :laugh: $500 insted of $50. I was hoping that he was just stupid and had no idea what they were worth, he is but he thinks they're worth more not less than actual value. Oh well.

I did see an R6 front end with wheel for $200. It includes bottom tripple, fork tubes, calipers, rotors, wheel, and a bald tire. That's not too bad a deal but it isn't an inverted fork (less bling factor) and I'm too broke for that right now......some day
:cheers:

werase643

yeah, front end swaps ain't cheap

figure 4-600 and you might be close
want Iain's money to support my butt in kens shop

Church6360

keep looking here and there, i got my front end from a car performance shop that was closing down, they had it left over with a few other bike parts in the back, i got the forks, upper and lower triples, one clip on and front fender, plus a pair of pliers and a power strip, and some misc bolts and a ruined gas tank for 35 bucks.
just keep your eyes open.
The final measure of any rider's skill is the inverse ratio of his preferred Traveling Speed to the number of bad scars on his body. It is that simple: If you ride fast and crash, you are a bad rider. And if you are a bad rider, you should not ride motorcycles.
-Hunter S. Thompson

makenzie71

^ditto...same situation, even...full TLR front end for cost of shipping...

ducati_nolan

That's what I was doing, keeping my eyes open for a good deal, and I thought I found one. I was hoping that it was an angry ex-wife of a biker guy who had no idea what it was worth. The add listing said $50 so I called, but you know how it goes.  :dunno_white:

pantablo

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Quote from: makenzie71 on August 21, 2006, 09:47:40 PM...not like normal sex, either...like sex with chicks.

Church6360

wish you better luck next time, always better to check on a potential good deal and find it lacking, than to not check on a good deal and miss out.
The final measure of any rider's skill is the inverse ratio of his preferred Traveling Speed to the number of bad scars on his body. It is that simple: If you ride fast and crash, you are a bad rider. And if you are a bad rider, you should not ride motorcycles.
-Hunter S. Thompson

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