[bonnieblackinfl]

I got these http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&item=110087555834 in the mail today!! Installation starts tomorrow, but I thought I would give some teaser photos (so sweat's not the only tease around here)!

I've searched the web for an alternate, hey why didn't I think of that, clipon. After much research I decided on the SV650s as a donor, due to a slightly higher, more touring position clipon.

But lets face it, anything with a 41mm frontend will fit, this applies to a frontend swap as well:

BMW Strada 41mm
Honda CB-1 89-90 41mm
Honda CBR1000 92-96 41mm
Honda CBR600F2/F3 91-98 41mm
Honda NT650 Hawk 88-90 41mm
Honda VTR1000 98-02 41mm
Kawasaki ZX10 88-90 41mm
Kawasaki ZX6/6R 90-97 41mm
Suzuki GSX750/1100 86-87 41mm
Suzuki GSXR1100 88-97 41mm
Suzuki GSXR600 88-97 41mm
Suzuki GSXR750 88-97 41mm
Suzuki SV650 99-04 41mm
Yamaha FZR750/1000 87-88 41mm
Yamaha YZF600 94-95 41mm

However, before laying cash down for a donor frontend, do some research in regards to the length of the tubes!

Notice the price I paid for these, $350 for LSL's version, $165-$200 for Vortex or Woods, I think NOT, I believe in being cost effective on the majority of my mods I do!

Wish me luck tomorrow, I'm going in!

Greg

[ This message was edited by: bonnieblackinfl on 2007-02-07 20:03 ]

 

[rodburner]

Don`t forget that in addition to the lengths,probably each of those has a different width at the trees,spacers,shims etc at the hubs and length/diameter of the steering stem. I hope they all fit,just waiting for someone to try it.That would be SWEET.

 

[sweatmachine]

not to crash the party...those are all 7/8'' bars.

The bonnie has 1'' bars. Try again. those won't work.

 

[bonnieblackinfl]

Rod, you are absolutely right!, I would hope modders would not waste the money on a set with triple trees, all you have to do is switch out tubes, but people need to do a little more research first berfore diving in. I put that list together to research for clipons, someone would have to follow up investigating the length of the tubes.

Sweat, yes I know, that's why I found some with the controls and are going to try and retrofit the stockers. I refuse to pay $350 for 1" bars, not when the 7/8" are cheap in comparison.

 

[sweatmachine]

thanks for posting that list of front ends...to the ebay mobile!

 

[sweatmachine]

The SV650 has a cush drive similar to our bonnies, but they are left side drive and we're right side drive, so for it to work we'd have to flip the wheel over.

Does anyone know if the cush drive will work if reversed?

 

[sweatmachine]

My brother has an SV 650, I'm going to see it this weekend and measure the fork length, wheel spacing, etc.

If it fits, we could just bolt up an entire SV front end, wheel, and most importantly the dual disc brakes with floating rotors!

 

[bonnieblackinfl]

Great idea!! I never thought of the rims as well! Keep me informed on the outcome!

The install went great, I have clipons now with SV650s control switches. The hardest part was all of the soldering I had to do to mend the wiring together, instead of re-pinning the plugs I used the Triumph's harness and the zuki switches.

I have to go find a clutch lever and bolt tomorrow at the Suzuki dealership, mine were missing and the Triumph's didn't fit. After it's ridable I will go have a photo shoot.

Greg

 

[sweatmachine]

sweet! I'll measure the front end and wheels, spacing, etc this weekend and post the results.