Re: ... or maybe an XL500S ?? lol
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 10:10 pm
steering stem conversion finished yesterday also got some tyres fitted to the rims. The guy who does the machining is getting pretty good at this - the new stem was the perfect length. Tapered bearings all fitted up nice here are a couple of photos of the bits....
Donor lower clamp from a YZ490 L..
The new stem, modified to suit the Honda bearing sizes - pressed into a YZ490 lower clamp.
back-to-back clamps - the modified YZ clamp is on the right
Close-up of the lower clamps - you can see how much bigger the YZ forks are its chalk and cheese, OEM is 34mm. YZ is 43mm....
Will have another couple of shots in the morning - all the bits were fitted up today and the XL looks pretty good with its new legs........
Donor lower clamp from a YZ490 L..
The new stem, modified to suit the Honda bearing sizes - pressed into a YZ490 lower clamp.
back-to-back clamps - the modified YZ clamp is on the right
Close-up of the lower clamps - you can see how much bigger the YZ forks are its chalk and cheese, OEM is 34mm. YZ is 43mm....
Will have another couple of shots in the morning - all the bits were fitted up today and the XL looks pretty good with its new legs........